PSC English Grammar Model Question 6

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in each of the following sentences

1. Following the coup, the ........... of government are in the hands of the military chief.
1. reigns
2. reins
3. rains
4. regime
2. Trespassers will be ...............
1. prosecuted
2. persecuted
3. pursued
4. prescribed
3. Well equipped laboratories .............. high quality research
1. felicitate
2. facilitate
3. precipitate
4. dedicate
4. The film director suggested some .............. in the script submitted to him
1. altercations
2. alternatives
3. alterations
4. adaptations
5. Martin has a ............. for drawing cartoons
1. flair
2. flare
3. flame
4. fame
6. The people of the middle east are ................ of liberty and democracy
1. jealous
2. pious
3. desirous
4. zealous
7. We should not ................ in other people's personal affairs
1. medal
2. mettle
3. meet
4. meddle
8. Success consist in .................. yourself to the changing circumstances
1. adoring
2. adopting
3. adapting
4. adorning
9. The "Panchathanthra stories" contains a ............. at the end of each story
1. moral
2. morale
3. model
4. modal
10. Senior citizens are, to a large extent, ............... from income tax
1. except
2. exempt
3. exclude
4. execute
11. Kennel is a place for keeping ..............
1. bees
2. cats
3. dogs
4. birds
12. "One who acts as a middleman in buying and selling" is known as a 
1. broker
2. butcher
3. bull
4. bear
13. If you think or speak too much of yourself, you are
1. an essayist
2. a psychologist
3. a philosopher
4. an egotist
14. The opposite of benevolence is 
1. malevolence
2. blessing
3. belligerent
4. benign
15. The young one of a horse is called
1. puppy
2. fawn
3. kid
4. colt
16. The word "practice" is a
1. verb
2. noun
3. conjunction
4. preposition
17. The word "cordial" means
1. hostile
2. friendly
3. flexible
4. strict
18. "How nice you are!" is an ................ sentence
1. assertive
2. imperative
3. interrogative
4. exclamatory
19. The correctly spelt word is
1. occassion
2. vacation
3. ocupation
4. pursuation
20. The antonym of "offensive" is
1. submissive
2. obstinate
3. arrogant
4. defensive

ANSWERS

1. 2
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 3
9. 1
10. 2
11. 3
12. 1
13. 4
14. 1
15. 4
16. 1
17. 2
18. 4
19. 2
20. 4

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