KERALA PSC LD CLERK EXAM COACHING 2013
GENERAL ENGLISH
1.The affluent life styles of
politicians are in sharp contrast to the
………..ways of living of the
freedom fighters
(a)stingy (b)extravagant
(c)austere (d)disciplined
2.He distributed all the rice
bags………….. the hungry villagers
(a)between (b)among
(c)into (d)with
3.Which among the following words
means to opposite to the word “generous”?
(a)foolish (b)lavish
(c)dull (d)economical
4.Neither of us……………. Fit for the
job of a postman
(a)is (b)could
(c)are (d)can
5.’This building is very old ‘the
post master said ‘,I have to search for an ……………building for the postoffice’.
(a)alternative (b)alternant
(c)alternate (d)alterant
6.Rash driving causes many
accidents (change in to passive voice)
(a)Many accidents
are caused by rash driving
(b)Accident is
caused by rash driving
(c)Many accidents
were caused by rash driving
(d)Many accidents
are being caused by rash driving
7.Iam so busy that I cannot take up
this work(Use ‘too’instead of ‘so that’
(a)iam too
busy that I take up this work
(b)iam too busy
that I cannot taken up the work
(c)iam too busy
not to take up the work
(d)iam too busy
that I can take up thework
8.Leela said ,’I wrote a letter
(change into indirect speech)
(a)Leela said that
she wrote a letter
(b)Leela said that
she has written a letter
(c)Leela said that
she had written a letter
(d)Leela said that
she has written a letter
9.When I met Seetha ………….as a
lecturer in a college
(a)she was working (b)she has been working
(c)she must have been working
(d)she is working
10.I shall avail …………..of your
advice
(a)mine (b)me
(c)yourself (d)myself
ANSWERS
1.D
2.B 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.D
