LD CLERK PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS KOLLAM 2005

LD CLERK KOLLAM 2005

1.The word’imbibe’means:

A.Eject

B.Discharge

C.Assimilate

D.Amass

Ans:C

2.The gatekeeper would not let them in------------?

A.Won’t he

B.Wouldn’t he

C.Would he

D.Will he

Ans:C

3.If he had consulted a doctor--------------

A.His disease would have cured

B.He would have been cured

C.The doctor would cure the disease

D.He would cure the disease

Ans:B

4.The word ‘acclaim’means:

A.Disfavour

B.A peculiar demand

C.Censure

D.Approval

Ans:D

5.Now it is very late.It is time we----------the work

A.Have to finish

B.Finished

C.Finish

D.Had finished

Ans:B

6.One word for “the condition of self government”.

A.Autocracy

B.Automation

C.Autonomy

D.Autogamy

Ans:C

7.He insisted on------------

A.Me taking part in the programme

B.Me to take part in the programme

C.My taking part in the programme

D.None of these

Ans:C

8.It looks as though------------

A.It will rain

B.It may  rain

C.It might rain

D.It can rain

Ans:A

9.There ----------plenty of opportunities for the talented people

A.Are

B.Is

C.Has

D.Have

Ans:A

10.The mechanic is good ---------repairing machines

A.In

B.For

C.At

D.About

Ans:C

11.The postman hasn’t come----------

A.Yet

B.Still

C.Already

D.Ago

Ans:A

12.’Red tape’ means:

A.Revolutionary

B.Drastic change

C.Official delay

D.None of these

Ans:C

13.He-----------to arrive at 8 O’clock,but he is late

A.Expected

B.Is expected

C.Has been expected

D.Was expected

Ans:D

14.The word’deadlock’means:

A.Disagreement

B.A device

C.Conciliation

D.None of these

Ans:D

15.He hasn’t got------------manners.

A.A little

B.Little

C.Any

D.Some

Ans:C

16.He--------from Chennai last week

A.Has returned

B.Returned

C.Had returned

D.Will have returned

Ans:B

17.---------------stitch in time saves nine

A.The

B.A

C.A few

D.The few

Ans:B

18.I shall have good time whether I-------

A.Shall win or lose

B.Will win or lose

C.Won or lost

D.Win or loss

Ans:D

19.The opposite of”implicit”is:

A.Explicit

B.Inherent

C.Covert

D.None of these

Ans:D

20.Which word is wrongly spelt?

A.Lien

B.Gruesom

C.Humorous

D.Gazette

Ans:B