PSC LDC General English Model Questions & Answers [Part 10]
Here is the part 10 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
Spot the error:
1. (A) She called / (B) him / (C) as a fool. (D) no error
Ans: (C) as a fool
2. (A)He / (B) discussed / (C) about the matter. / (D) no error
Ans: (C) about the matter
3. (A) He / (B) requested / (C) for my help. (D) no error
Ans: (C) for my help
4. (A) He / (B) entered in to / (C) the hall. (D) no error
Ans: (B) entered in to
5. (A) He / (B) entered into / (C) an argument. (D) no error
Ans: (D) no error
6. (A) He / (B) did not attend / (C) to the party. / (D) No error
Ans: (C) to the party
7. (A) He / (B) has married / (C) with his classmate. / (D) no error
Ans: (C) with his classmate
8. (A) He / (B) was married / (C) to his classmate. / (D) no error
Ans: (D) no error
9. (A) There are / (B) many deers / (C) in the zoo. (D) no error
Ans: (B) many deers
10. (A) I / (B) have bought / (C) two dozens oranges. /(D) no error
Ans: (C) two dozens oranges
Provide suitable prepositions:
11. I congratulated my friend ———— his success.
(A) for
(B) in
(C) on
(D) about
Ans: (C) on
12. You should abstain ———— violence.
(A) of
(B) from
(C) at
(D) to
Ans: (B) from
13. Though poor, he keeps ——— appearance .
(A) by
(B) in
(C) up
(D) with
Ans: (C) up
14. He met ——— an accident .
(A) with
(B) by
(C) in
(D) from
Ans: (A) with
15. I don’ t like to deal ——— him .
(A) with
(B) in
(C) for
(D) up
Ans: (A) with
16. They deal ——— electrical goods .
(A) at
(B) for
(C) in
(D) with
Ans: (C) in
17. He is always confined ——— his room .
(A) to
(B) with
(C) in
(D) for
Ans: (A) to
18. I prefer coffee ——— tea.
(A) on
(B) with
(C) to
(D) for
Ans: (C) to
19. Give me a chair to sit ——.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) with
(D) of
Ans: (A) on
20. Do you want to sit ——— an arm chair ?
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) for
Ans: (B) in
Rewrite as directed:
21. It was very heavy. He cannot lift it. (Combine these two sentences with “too ——— to”)
(A) It was too heavy to lift it.
(B) It too was heavy lift to lift.
(C) It was too heavy for him to lift it.
(D) He was too heavy to lift it.
Ans: (C) It was too heavy for him to lift it.
22. He was too tired to walk. (Use “so —— that “)
(A) He was so tired that to walk.
(B) He was so tired that he could not walk.
(C) He was so tired that he could walk.
(D) He was so too tired that he could walk.
Ans: (B) He was so tired that he could not walk.
23. He is very strong. He can lift the trunk. (Use “enough”)
(A) He is enough strong to lift the trunk.
(B) He is enough strong lift the trunk.
(C) He is strong enough to lift the trunk.
(D) He is strong enough lift the trunk.
Ans: (C) He is strong enough to lift the trunk.
24. To steal is wrong. (Begin the sentence with ‘it’)
(A) It to steal is wrong.
(B) It is to steal wrong.
(C) It is wrong to steal.
(D) It is wrong steal.
Ans: (B) It is to steal wrong.
25. He was rude to say that. (Begin the sentence with ‘it’)
(A) It was rude to say that.
(B) It to say that is rude.
(C) It was rude of him to say that.
(D) It say that was rude
Ans: (C) It was rude of him to say that.
Fill up the blanks:
26. Have you read any novels ———?
(A) last
(B) lastly
(C) late
(D) lately
Ans: (D) lately
27. Father comes ——— at five o’ clock.
(A) to home
(B) home
(C) at home
(D) none of these
Ans: (B) home
28. ———— attention to what I am saying.
(A) give
(B) pay
(C) bring
(D) none of these
Ans: (B) pay
29. The sick person ——— on the bed.
(A) lay
(B) laid
(C) lie
(D) none of these
Ans: (A) lay
30. Of my three sons David is ————.
(A) elder
(B) the elder
(C) eldest
(D) the eldest
Ans: (D) the eldest
31. Much of the countryside ——— under water.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) have been
(D) none of these
Ans: (A) was
32. Much of the furniture ——— old fashioned.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) have been
(D) none of these
Ans: (A) was
33. More than one person ——— feared to be drowned .
(A) are
(B) has
(C) have
(D) is
Ans: (B) has
34. Children ——— afraid of the dark .
(A) were
(B) are
(C) am
(D) is
Ans: (B) are
35. I am too impatient ,——— ?
(A) aren’t I
(B) am n’ t I ?
(C) isn’t I ?
(D) do I ?
Ans: (A) aren’t I
36. He is the person ———— saved the child .
(A) which
(B) whom
(C) who
(D) what
Ans: (C) who
37. The synonym of ‘fire’ is:
(A) tire
(B) liar
(C) praise
(D) dismiss
Ans: (D) dismiss
38. Twelve inches make ————.
(A) the foot
(B) a foot
(C) the feet
(D) a feet
Ans: (B) a foot
39. Please ask —————.
(A) whether the train is likely to be late
(B) whether is the train likely to be late
(C) whether the train was likely to be late
(D) whether was the train likely to be late
Ans: (A) whether the train is likely to be late
40. The foreigner had ——— set foot on the street when he was knocked down by a car.
(A) as soon as
(B) almost
(C) hardly
(D) no sooner
Ans: (C) hardly
