Kerala PSC Secretariat Assistant Exam English Model Questions and Answers 2015
1. All of us must be prepared to die ___ our country.
Answer :- for
2. The idiom ‘lose heart’ means:
Answer :- lose hope
3. Admitting a person to the citizenship of a state to which he does not belong:
Answer :- Naturalisation
4. The baby loves ____ toys.
Answer :- its
5. You are placed under suspension until ____ orders.
Answer :- further
6. Hari’s house is bigger than ____.
Answer :- yours
7. Some people ____ from voting.
Answer :- abstained
8. Epilogue is:
Answer :- Concluding part of a literary work
9. ____ she had many misfortunes, she is always cheerful.
Answer :- Although
10. This is a holy shrine and not a place for every Tom, Dick and ___.
Answer :- Harry
11. One who feeds only on fruits.
Answer :- Fructarian
12. ‘Slander’ means:
Answer :- to defame
13. She____ singing when I entered the room.
Answer :- was
14. Collect the ____ from all possible sources.
Answer :- data
15. Kerala is blessed with _____ vegetation.
Answer :- luxuriant
16. ‘To have an axe to grind’ means:
Answer :- A private end to serve
17. A group of men _____ creating trouble.
Answer :- was
18. How will you prevent the bacteria ____ the system.
Answer :- from entering
19. ‘Sine die’ means:
Answer :- Without any definite date
20. A sentry must be:
Answer :- alert
21. The art of elegant speech or writing:
Answer :- Rhetoric
22. Finding fault ___ others is a bad habit.
Answer :- with
23. The old gentleman ____ to be a very good friend of my grandfather:
Answer :- turned out
24. Covered carriage of travelling pilgrims:
Answer :- Caravan
25. The violence in the plant _____ Maruti’s net profit by 5.41%.
Answer :- dip
26. I _____ playing tennis with Sania for a week now.
Answer :- have been playing
27. A sea abounding in islands:
Answer :- Archipelago
28. Traffic will be ____ through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.
Answer :- diverted
29. You are not a believer, ___?
Answer :- are you
30. I ___ him for his determination.
Answer :- admired
31. The wood always _____ on water.
Answer :- floats
32. Raju is a ___ football player than Ram.
Answer :- worse
33. He is the best speaker ____ is available.
Answer :- that
34. To do away with a rule:
Answer :- Abrogate
35. There is keen ____ in each trade.
Answer :- competition
36. This is the boy____ all praise.
Answer :- whom
37. Donkeys _____.
Answer :- bray
38. There won’t be any trouble,_____?
Answer :- will there
39. The chief minister with two of his ministers _____ here.
Answer :- is
40. The young one of cat:
Answer :- kitten
41. None of the workmen arrived in time,_____? (use tag)
Answer :- did they
42. Bulls_____.
Answer :- bellow
43. Fish is reared in:
Answer :- aquarium
44. The opposite of ‘dense’ is:
Answer :- sparse
45. The antonym of ‘SAVOURY’:
Answer :- Unpalatable
