PSC LDC General English Model Questions & Answers [Part 6]
Here is the part 6 of the PSC LD Clerk General English Model Questions and answers. You may also download the PDF document of the questions and answers.
PSC LDC General English Model Questions
Aim: Fill up the blanks
1. Recently he has been ‘giving himself airs’. (‘Giving himself airs’ means:)
(A) establishing
(B) behaving politely
(C) getting treated
(D) behaving arrogantly
Ans: (D) behaving arrogantly
2. ——— is an illusion usually associated with deserts.
(A) Mirage
(B) Montage
(C) Vintage
(D) Melange
Ans: (A) Mirage
3. To be ——— I think you did not do the right thing.
(A) clever
(B) free
(C) frank
(D) straight
Ans: (C) frank
4. Being awarded an Oscar marked a —— in her life.
(A) yardstick
(B) milestone
(C) sign – post
(D) memorial
Ans: (B) milestone
5. Good restaurants serving pure vegetarian food are very hard to ———.
(A) come by
(B) get in
(C) go through
(D) take to
Ans: (A) come by
6. If you want to save money, you must ——— the shopping you do.
(A) cut down on
(B) increase
(C) put up with
(D) add on
Ans: (A) cut down on
7. The closest meaning of the word ‘mania’.
(A) greatness
(B) fame
(C) madness
(D) foolishness
Ans: (C) madness
8. Having been born in a good family, she is ——— rich to beg.
(A) very
(B) too
(C) greatly
(D) plenty
Ans: (B) too
9. It is possible to satisfy one’s —————— by doing some extra work.
(A) pride
(B) wants
(C) desires
(D) heart
Ans: (B) wants
10. If ‘GOAL’ means object of effort, then ‘GAOL’ means:
(A) a soup
(B) a bird
(C) a prison
(D) an image
Ans: (C) a prison
11. I escaped by the skin of my ————.
(A) nose
(B) teeth
(C) ears
(D) hand
Ans: (B) teeth
12. I hope I ———— succeed.
(A) will
(B) would
(C) shall
(D) should
Ans: (A) will
13. They come to her every day ———?
(A) didn’t they
(B) did they
(C) have they
(D) don’t they
Ans: (D) don’t they
14. She has always had ———— distrust of strangers.
(A) deep
(B) the deep
(C) a deep
(D) an deep
Ans: (C) a deep
15. The word ‘mock’ means
(A) intimate
(B) steal
(C) ridicule
(D) mimic
Ans: (C) ridicule
Aim: Give suitable prepositions
16. I have invited him ——— the wedding .
(A) with
(B) to
(C) at
(D) for
Ans: (B) to
17. He was involved ——— the conspiracy .
(A) in
(B) on
(C) at
(D) with
Ans: (A) in
18. The statement is not relevant —————— the context .
(A) to
(B) for
(C) at
(D) with
Ans: (A) to
19. I am obliged ——— you for your help .
(A) in
(B) for
(C) from
(D) to
Ans: (D) to
20. I parted ——— my friend at the station .
(A) with
(B) from
(C) to
(D) for
Ans: (B) from
21. The miser does not part ——— money .
(A) in
(B) by
(C) on
(D) with
Ans: (D) with
22. The teacher is popular ——— the students .
(A) with
(B) in
(C) on
(D) for
Ans: (A) with
23. They supply us ——— rice .
(A) to
(B) with
(C) for
(D) on
Ans: (B) with
24. They supply rice —— us .
(A) to
(B) for
(C) with
(D) at
Ans: (A) to
25. The principal served a notice ———— me .
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) by
Ans: (C) at
Aim: Find out the error
26. (A) Higher we go / (B) the cooler / (C) we feel. / (D) no error
Ans: (A) Higher we go
27. (A) He speaks / (B) an excellent / (C) English. / (D) no error
Ans: (B) an excellent
28. (A) My father / (B) enjoys / (C) a very good health. / (D) no error
Ans: (C) a very good health
29. (A) He / (B) behaves as if / (C) he was a king. / (D) no error
Ans: (C) he was a king
Aim: Rewrite as directed
30. You must shut these doors. (Change into passive)
(A) These doors could be shut.
(B) These doors is to be shut.
(C) These doors must have been shut.
(D) These doors must be shut.
Ans: (D) These doors must be shut.
31. “I took it home with me”, she said. (Change into indirect speech)
(A) She said that she had taken it home with her.
(B) She exclaimed that she had taken it with her to her.
(C) She said that she had it home.
(D) She said that she had been taking it to her home.
Ans: (A) She said that she had taken it home with her.
32. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) He has finished his work yesterday.
(B) He have finished his work yesterday.
(C) He was finished his work yesterday.
(D) He finished his work yesterday.
Ans: (D) He finished his work yesterday.
33. Change into indirect speech: ‘Oh dear! I’ve lost my purse’, she said.
(A) She said that she lost her purse.
(B) She exclaimed that she had lost her purse.
(C) She said that she had lost her purse.
(D) She expressed that she had lost her purse.
Ans: (B) She exclaimed that she had lost her purse.
34. Choose the correct sentence:
(A) The committee are in session.
(B) The committee is in session.
(C) The committee were in session.
(D) The committee to be in session.
Ans: (B) The committee is in session.
35. The opposite of ‘vice’ is:
(A) wickedness
(B) goodness
(C) virtue
(D) silence
Ans: (C) virtue
36. The idiom ‘storm in the tea cup’ means:
(A) no fuss over trivial matter
(B) big fuss over trivial matter
(C) clear idea
(D) sudden inspiration
Ans: (B) big fuss over trivial matter
37. The mansion was ‘pulled down’ to make way for a housing complex. The words italicised means:
(A) brought
(B) constructed
(C) demolished
(D) broken
Ans: (C) demolished
38. Most of the people in India live ‘from hand to mouth’. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
(A) a life of plenty providing for the future.
(B) with moderate provision for the future.
(C) without any provision for the future.
(D) with some provision for the future.
Ans: (C) without any provision for the future.
39. The phrase ‘bag and baggage’ means:
(A) bagful
(B) partially
(C) completely
(D) incomplete
Ans: (C) completely
40. Which among the following words means “understand fully”?
(A) Apprehend
(B) Pretend
(C) Imply
(D) Comprehend
Ans: (D) Comprehend
