PSC Bulletin - Sept 1 2012 - Kerala Public Service Commission

General English-1
1. It was difficult to see through the ____ of
the headlights.
(a) light (b) glare
(c) shadow (d) intense
2. ___ water of this pond is quite dirty.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) No article
3. He could not wait to hear his sententious
reply (select the word which conveys
almost the same meaning as underlined
word)
(a) Sharp
(b) Expressing pompous moral judgement
(c) Unimpressive
(d) Deviod of substance
4. We didn’t speak ____ we were eating.
(a) during (b) for
(c) while (d) None of these
5. We parked the car ____ the fence.
(a) under (b) along
(c) among (d) off
6. Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally
accepted:
(a) Superstition (b) Fantacy
(c) Heresy (d) Jargon
7. Which is nearly in meaning to ‘Absurd’:
(a) Adorn (b) Flourish
(c) Scarcity (d) Rational
8. Sales have been so poor this year that we
will have to ____________ some of our
staff.
(a) lay off (b) back up
(c) carry out (d) come up
9. Choose the word opposite in meaning to
the word ‘Aristocratic’:
(a) Deceitful (b) Crude
(c) Plebeian (d) Nasty
10. Select the correctly spelt word:
(a) Resemblence (b) Resemblance
(c) Recemblance (d) Resemblanse
11. By this time next year, he ____ his promotion.
(a) will have received
(b) will receive
(c) has received
(d) will be receiving
12. A great fleet of war ships:
(a)Cavalry (b) Artillery
(c) Armada (d) Harbour
13. Nobody ____ permitted to enter the
theatre so far.
(a) has been (b) have been
(c) were (d) are
14. I left him ___ the cinema.
(a) in (b) on
(c) at (d) of
GENERAL ENGLISH
15. Barking dogs ____bite
(a) always (b) frequently
(c) often (d) seldom
16. She is a very honest person. I don’t think
she is capable ____ telling a lie.
(a) of (b) with
(c) at (d) in
17. Change the voice: She likes people praising
her.
(a) She likes people be praised
(b) She likes people being praised
(c) She likes being praised
(d) People’s praise being liked by her
18. Pick out the wrongly spelt word:
(a) Bouquet (b) Privilege
(c) Conquer (d) Orginal
19. The plural form of the word ‘medium’:
(a) mediums (b) medias
(c) media (d) one of these
20. ____ it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
(a) Although (b) In spite of
(c) Because (d) Because of
Answers: 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5(b) 6(c) 7(d)
8(a) 9(c) 10(b) 11(a) 12(c) 13(a)
14(c) 15(d) 16(a) 17(c) 18(d)
19(c) 20(a)
General English-2
1. ____ prejudice is the child of ignorance.
(a) a (b) an
(c) the (d) No article
2. I usually do my shopping ____ the city
centre.
(a) at (b) in
(c) on (d) None of these
3. Sanjiv lives _____ near Ernakulam.
(a) somebody (b) anywhere
(c) somewhere (d) something
4. ‘Conscientious’ means:
(a) Aware
(b) Obedient to conscience
(c) Scientific
(d) Serious
5. Choose the word opposite in meaning to
the word ‘Exorbitant’:
(a) Threatening
(b) Excessive
(c) Odd
(d) Insufficient
6. Select the correctly spelt word:
(a) Rememberance
(b) Remembrance
(c) Remembranse
(d) Remembrence
7. ‘Confidant’ means:
(a)Sure
(b) successful
(c) A person entrusted with secret
(d) Praise
8. I feel good. I ____ very well last night.
(a) slept
(b) was sleeping
(c) have slept
(d) have been slept
9. Anagha visited Chennai last year,.......?
(a) did he (b) does she
(c) doesn’t she (d) didn’t she
10. “Do you have a pen on you? I need to
____________ an address”.
(a) step down (b) note down
(c) close down (d) carry on
11. A rolling stone gathers ____
(a) full mose (b) most moss
(c) no moss (d) no virus
12. The art of telling a person’s future by
examining the lines on the palm:
(a) Pedagogy (b) Topiary
(c) Pedicure (d) Palmistry
13. Which is not an adjective synonym of
‘Brave’:
(a) Courageous (b) Unselfish
(c) Heroic (d) Fearless
14. Our train _____ (leave) five minutes ago
(fill in the blank with the appropriate form of
verb):
(a) had left (b) leaving
(c) left (d) will leave
15. ‘Pachyderm’ means:
(a) Horse (b) Cow
(c) Dog (d) Elephant
16. Since we brought a cat to the house, all the
____ have disappeared.
(a) mouse (b) mouses
(c) mices (d) mice
17. I wanted to lend Rajiv some money, but I
hadn’t got ___
(a) any (b) many
(c) none (d) some
18. A child of unsual or remarkable talent:
(a) Pedant (b) Prodigy
(c) Scholar (d) Freak
19. Which is most nearly similar in meaning as
the word ‘DIFFERENCE’?
(a) Uniformity (b) Identity
(c) Variation (d) Agreement
20. Which is most nearly opposite in meaning
as the word ‘ENDEAVOUR’?
(a) Abandon (b) Try (c)
Assay (d) Strive
Answers: 1 (d) 2(b) 3 (c) 4 (b) 5(d) 6(b) 7(c)
8(a) 9(d) 10(b)11(c) 12(d) 13(b)
14(c) 15(d) 16(d) 17(a) 18(b)
19(c) 20(a)
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