Syllabus based General English previous Questions useful for both main and preliminary examination
Kerala PSC General English Previous Questions - Paper 1
1........ you ring the bell, they won't open the door.
(a) if (b)Unless (c)Though (d)Till
2. Find out the correctly spelt word :
(a)Warranty (b)Warrenty (c)Waranty (d)Warrantey
3.Practice of having one wife or husband :
(a) Monotonous (b)Monocracy
(c)Monarchy (d)Monogamy
4.One who hates women:
(a)Misogamist (b)Misogynist
(c)Misnomer (d)Misanthrope
5. The beauty of thousands of minarets.......enchanting.
(a)are (b)were (c)is (d)aren't
6. The meaning of 'Defy' :
(a)Obey (b)Agree (c)Challenge (d)Cheat
7.A group of people.....waiting outside to see you
(a) are (b) have (c) be (d) is
8. Choose the word which is opposite
in meaning to the given word 'MONOGAMY'.
(a) Polyandry (b)Bigamyi
(c)Polygamy (d)Matrimony
9. I would rather......... for batting.
(a)going (b)gone (c)to go (d) go
10. Sonu is an inveterate liar
(meaning of the underlined words)
(a)effective (b) habitual
(c)frequent (d) familiar
11. 'Slander' means :
(a) to praise (b) to applaud
(c) to defame (d) to commend
12. ........... is a good exercise.
(a)Walk (b) Walking (c) Walked (d) Walker
13. My parents are very............. about my
joining in NCC
(a) enthusiasm (b) enthusiastic
(c) enthused (d) enthuse
14. If I........... a lot of money, I would travel round the world.
(a)have (b) had (c) am having (d)would have
15. The meaning of 'Arid' :
(a) Dry (b) Nutritious (c) Fast (d) Celestial
16. If you think or speak too much of yourself,
you are............
(a) a pedent (b) a glutton
(c) a pacifist (d)an egotist
17.The wrongly spelt word is :
(a) Mortuary (b) Casualty
(c) Hereditary (d) itenerary
18. The post man comes twice a day.............?
(a) doesn't he (b) don't he
(c) does he (d) is it
19. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of 'AFFABLE'
(a) Glum (b) Polite (c) reserved (d) Cordial
20. Happy is the man............. has few needs.
(a) where (b) who (c) That (d) Which
21. The teacher called Ravi and asked him to
describe.............. the incident
(a) about (b) with (c) to (d) no preposition
22. Very delicate and beautiful :
(a) Exquisite (b) Requisite
(c) Exemplary (d) Resplendent
23. Which is opposite in meaning to 'Dim'?
(a) Transparent (b) Luminous
(c) Opaque (d) Dazzling
24. When i failed in the Examination my dad was.............
(a) fury (b) furiously
(c) furious (d) furiousness
25. The opposite of the word 'Carnal' is :
(a) Physical (b) Spiritual
(c) Destructive (d) Existing
Answer
1.B
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.D
8.C
9.D
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.B
14.B
15.A
16.D
17.D
18.A
19.D
20.B
21.D
22.A
23.B
24.C
25.B
Kerala PSC General English Previous Questions - Paper 2
1.One who changes sides
(a) Truant (b) Turncoat
(c) Taciturn (d) Glutton
2. Vox populi
(a)Voice of God (b) Voice of people
(c) Voice of media (d) Middle course
3. Buy woolens. The winter is fast.............
(a) comes alive (b) approaching
(c) going away (d) running
4. Petrol is highly.............. liquid.
(a) inflammatory (b) inflationary
(c) inflammable (d) inflatable
5. The fruits were ripe,............?
(a) is n't it (b) weren't they
(c) are they (d) were they
6. An expert in choice of food :
(a) Gourmand (b) Gourmet
(c) Glutton (d) Garrulous
7. One who knows everything
(a) Panacea (b) Omnivorous
(c) Omniscient (d) Pedant
8. At sixes and sevens 'means:
(a) with rigid rules (b) remain firm
(c) in a disordered manner (d) face humiliation
9. He has ten toes............ his feet
(a) in (b) on (c) at (d) with
10. Taking the dead body from the ground for examination :
(a) Exhaust (b) Exhumation
(c) Exoneration (d) Exaltation
11. A place where pigs are kept :
(a) Kennel (b) Sty (c) Den (d) Nest
12. John is............... than Shine
(a) more courageous (b) most courageous
(c) courage (d) very courageous
13. One of my colleagues............. attended the seminar.
(a) is (b) are (c) has (d) have
14. He goes to bed.......... the middle of the night.
(a) in (b) with (c) on (d) at
15. Money paid to free a slave
(a) Alimony (b) Bribe (c) Ransom (d) Dowry
16. Sweet are the uses of................
(a) adverb (b) adversity
(c) audacity (d) audibility
17. We are planning to go for a picnic today.
Would you like to join............?
(a) her (b) them (c) me (d) us
18. Water................ at 100 degree celsius.
(a) is boiling (b) boil
(c) boils (d) does boil
19. Selct the correctly spelt word :
(a) Chancelary (b) Chancellary
(c) Chancelery (c) Chancellery
20. Sports shall start after............ lunch
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no preposition need
21. An excursion to banglore..........by the school.
(a) is being organised (b) are being organised
(b) is been organised (d) are been organised
22. The meaning of 'fortitude'
(a) Composure (b) Confidence
(c) Courage (d) Prudence
23. Something obtained from a place or office over and above the settled wages.
(a) Perquisite (b) Bribe
(c) Alimony (d) Insurance
24. 'How nice you are!' Is a/an.............. sentence.
(a) interrogative (b) imperative
(d) assertive (d) exclamatory
25. Students looked very bored........the lesson.
(a) While (b) for (c) during (d) None of these
Answer :
1.B
2.B
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.C
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.A
15.C
16.B
17.D
18.C
19.D
20.D
21.A
22.C
23.A
24.D
25.C
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