PSC LDC General English Model Questions & Answers [Part 5]
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PSC LDC General English Model Questions
Aim: Find out the error in the sentences given.
1. (A) No boy in the class / (B) is so tall / (C) as Raju. / (D) no error
Ans: (A) No boy in the class
2. (A) Raju is / (B) taller than / (C) any boy in the class./(D) no error
Ans: (C) any boy in the class
3. (A) Very few / (B) boy in the class / (C)are so tall as Raju. / (D) no error
Ans: (B) boy in the class
4. (A) Raju is taller than / (B) most students / (C) in the class. /(D) no error
Ans: (B) most students
5. (A)The price of rice(B) is higher / (C) than wheat. / (D) no error
Ans: (C) than wheat
Aim: Pick out the most effective word from the choices.
6. I found your diary after you —— the house.
(A) left
(B) had left
(C) were leaving
(D) would leave
Ans: (B) had left
7. Sydney Carton , proposed to Lucio , but she ——— the offer of marriage .
(A) turned down
(B) turned off
(C) turned on
(D) turned out
Ans: (A) turned down
8. If he had applied for the post —————.
(A) he get it
(B) he will get it
(C) he will have got it
(D) he would have got it
Ans: (C) he will have got it
9. We must ———— the lost time by hurrying up.
(A) make up for
(B) make for
(C) make out
(D) make up
Ans: (A) make up for
10. A daily is a paper that ——— every day.
(A) comes out
(B) comes by
(C) comes up
(D) comes of
Ans: (A) comes out
11. Please ——— the lights before going to bed.
(A) put off
(B) put out
(C) put on
(D) put in
Ans: (B) put out
12 . He ——— his father rather than his mother.
(A) takes in
(B) takes down
(C) takes off
(D) takes after
Ans: (D) takes after
13. If the work men had not been tired, they ——— the work.
(A) would have completed
(B) would complete
(C) will complete
(D) will have completed
Ans: (A) would have completed
14. Hardly ——— see the picture .
(A) I can
(B) I could
(C) can I
(D) can’t I
Ans: (C) can I
Aim: Choose the correct word which very closely fits each definition.
15. One who hates mankind is a ———— .
(A) philanthrope
(B) misanthrope
(C) cynic
(D) sadist
Ans: (B) misanthrope
16. A cartographer makes ————.
(A) maps
(B) cartoons
(C) cartons
(D) carts
Ans: (A) maps
17. A place where coins are made is called —————-—.
(A) dock
(B) drapery
(C) mint
(D) granary
Ans: (C) mint
18. The study of human races is —-——-——.
(A) Human physiology
(B) Anatomy
(C) Anthropology
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) Anthropology
19. Murder of one’s father is called —————-——.
(A) Genocide
(B) homicide
(C) suicide
(D) patricide
Ans: (D) patricide
20. A person who knows many languages is called ——————.
(A) illiterate
(B) literate
(C) bilingual
(D) multi lingual
Ans: (D) multi lingual
21. A journey by sea is called ——————.
(A) voyage
(B) gliding
(C) flight
(D) skating
Ans: (A) voyage
22. The study of the origin and history of words is ———.
(A) Etymology
(B) Entomology
(C) Phonology
(D) Phonetics
Ans: (A) Etymology
Aim: Use prepositions wherever necessary
23. I am grateful ——— you for your help .
(A) for
(B) to
(C) on
(D) upon
Ans: (B) to
24. Please excuse me ——— the delay .
(A) at
(B) in
(C) for
(D) on
Ans: (C) for
25. He is inconsistent ——— his actions .
(A) in
(B) for
(C) on
(D) by
Ans: (A) in
26. Independent ——— help, he solved the problem .
(A) in
(B) of
(C) by
(D) for
Ans: (B) of
27. He is incapable ——— any action .
(A) of
(B) in
(C) on
(D) by
Ans: (A) of
28. The food is infected ——— germs .
(A) on
(B) by
(C) for
(D) with
Ans: (D) with
29. Sweets are injurious ——— health .
(A) with
(B) to
(C) for
(D) on
Ans: (B) to
30. I inspired him ——— hope .
(A) with
(B) in
(C) from
(D) on
Ans: (A) with
31. They imposed a heavy fine ———— the driver .
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) from
Ans: (C) on
32. You should adhere ———— the discipline of the college.
(A) to
(B) on
(C) upon
(D) at
Ans: (A) to
Aim: Fill up the blanks using the words given in the choices
33. We must explore ————— sources of energy as our supply of fossil fuel has been ————.
(A) alternate, depleted
(B) guaranteed, over
(C) natural, exhausted
(D)sufficient, increased
Ans: (C) natural, exhausted
34. The activities of the association have —— from the ———— objectives set for it in the initial years.
(A) grown, simple
(B) deviated, original
(C) details, grand
(D) emerged, total
Ans: (C) details, grand
35. The hunter was attacked by a _________ of wolves.
(A) herd
(B) gang
(C) pack
(D) flock
Ans: (C) pack
36. He has a good ——— over the ancient language too.
(A) authority
(B) command
(C) knowledge
(D) information
Ans: (D) information
37. The construction of the house has been ————— because of the ————— of the cement in the market.
(A) held, non availability
(B) denied, restrictions
(C) hampered, shortage
(D) completed, lack
Ans: (A) held, non availability
Aim: Rewrite as directed
38. Amy and her brother Tom are known for their ‘tall talk’. (The idiom means)
(A) high pitch talk
(B) talking in low voice
(C) unclear talk
(D) boastful talk
Ans: (D) boastful talk
39. The idiom ‘a brain wave’ means:
(A) silly idea
(B) silent
(C) loud
(D) sudden inspiration
Ans: (D) sudden inspiration
40. The offer’ holds good’ for two days. (‘Holds good’ means:)
(A) will be ready
(B) will be valid
(C) will be withheld
(D) will be stopped
Ans: (B) will be valid