PSC PREVIOUS QUESTION 12

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ENGLISH TEST 12

1.       Hardly had he appeared there .............. the police  arrested him
(a)then (b)than (c)when (d)at once

2.       No sooner had the two vehicles collided ...... there was a loud explosion
(a)when (b)than (c)then (d)at the time

3.       It is not easy to deal .... him
(a)with (b)about (c)of (d)for

4.       I have been sitting here ...... two hours
(a)since (b)the whole (c)while (d)for

5.       Blood is thicker than ........
(a)oil (b)water (c)liquid (d)petrol

6.       The young one of a lion is .......
(a)calf (b)infant (c)cub (d)kid

7.       A single upright block of stone is known as
(a)idol (b)statue (c)sculpture (d)monolith

8.       The clerk told me that the manager was superior ...... him
(a)to (b)on (c)than (d)of

9.       He didn’t write it himself, ...........?
(a)didn’t he (b)did he (c)is he (d)isn’t he

10.   He gave me ..... one rupee coin
(a)the (b)a (c)an (d)that

11.   His maiden speech was excellent. “Maiden” means
(a)last speech (b)speech at interval (c)the speech of a maiden (d)first speech

12.   The two students “exchanged blows” in the presence of teacher. “exchanged blows” means
(a)used abusive language (b)talked loudly (c)fought (d)none

13.   The antonym of “benevolent” is
(a)malevolent (b)unbenevolent (c)benevolentless (d)impertinent

14.   The synonym of “eternal” is
(a)unlimited (b)omnipresent (c)timeless (d)none

15.   He was so tired......
(a)that he cannot walk (b)that he could not walk (c)that he will not walk (d)that he would not walk

16.   The wrongly spelt word is
(a)colleague (b)catalogue (c)acquaintance (d)foregn

17.   My uncle who is in Bangalore visits us “once in a blue moon” means
(a)very rarely (b)very often (c)on the day of full moon (d)never

18.   This registered parcel came .... post
(a)in (b)through (c)from (d)by

19.   The thief .... with my purse
(a)made after (b)made off (c)made out (d)made at

20.   Seldom .... seen such big mangoes.
(a)I have (b)I had (c)Have I (d)None

ANSWERS

1.       C

2.       B

3.       A

4.       D

5.       B

6.       C

7.       D

8.       A

9.       B

10.   B

11.   D

12.   C

13.   A

14.   C

15.   B

16.   D

17.   A

18.   D

19.   B

20.   C


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