LD CLERK KOLLAM 2007

1.Mary decided to --------the post in the face of protests against her nomination

A.Turn out

B.Turn down

C.Turn away

D.Turn in

Ans:B

2.Which of the following words in wrongly spelt?

A.Impostor

B.Consequence

C.Kaliedosocope

D.Rostrum

Ans:C

3.’Gas’is to’gaseous’as ‘water’is to:

A.Acqueous

B.Fluid

C.Liquid

D.Liquor

Ans:A

4.Opposite of the word’obvious’is:

A.Gloomy

B.Clear

C.Hidden

D.Brief

Ans:C

5.Opposite of the word ‘obvious’is:

A.Gloomy

B.Clear

C.Hidden

D.Brief

Ans:C

6.One of my pencils---------------fallen off

A.Having

B.Have

C.Are

D.Has

Ans:D

7.When the Minister -------------the function started

A.Arrived

B.Arrive

C.Arriving

D.Arrival
Ans:A

8.An idle brain is the devil’s ------------

A.Workroom

B.Workhouse

C.Workplace

D.Workshop

Ans:D

9.I often listen to ----------radio

A.A

B.The

C.An

D.All

Ans:B

10.Nithin won’t be late--------------?

A.Does he

B.Is he

C.Will he

D.Won’t he

Ans:C

11.I wish I------Ali’s mobile number

A.Knew

B.Knowing

C.Known

D.Knows

Ans:A

12.My hen-------------seven eggs each week

A.Lay

B.Laying
C.Lie

D.Lays

Ans:D

13.It has been raining -----------an hour

A.For

B.Long

C.Since

D.When

Ans:A

14.The operation was successful------------the patient died

A.Or

B.And

C.But

D.Nor

Ans:C

15.The meaning of tenacity is:

A.Flexibility

B.Firmness

C.Tendency

D.Weakness

Ans:B

16.Preposterous means

A.Laughably foolish

B.Reserved

C.Arrogant

D.Reasonable

Ans:A

17.This is the man---------the painting

A.Who stealing

B.Stealing

C.The steal

D.Who stole

Ans:D

18.Tom is very clever--------physics and mathematics

A.About

B.At

C.Of

D.By

Ans:B

19.I prefer doing things to ---------television

A.Has watched

B.Watch

C.Watching

D.Watched

Ans:C

20.There are too many girls--------------the buds

A.In

B.On

C.To

D.Up

Ans:B