LD CLERK THIRUVANATHAPURAM 2012 SOLVED PAPERS

1.The child was unwilling to part --------------his toys

A.For

B.At

C.On

D.With

Ans:D

2.It is-----------book that won the prize

A.A

B.The

C.An

D.Any

Ans:B

3.It was the -----------picture I’ve ever seen

A.Most beautiful

B.More beautiful

C.Beautiful

D.Less beautiful

Ans:A

4.There was no mean of conveyance there,so we----------walk

A.Must

B.Will

C.Had to

D.May

Ans:C

5.Plants---------more quickly in summer than in winter

A.Grows

B.Are grow

C.Grow

D.Growing

Ans:C

6.He asked wher e she-----------going

A.Is

B.Will be

C.Has been

D.Was

Ans:D

7.Mr.John----------------ill for two weeks.He is still in Hospital

A.Is

B.Has been

C.Was

D.Had been

Ans:B

8.He doesn’t like geography---------------------?

A.Does he?

B.Do he?

C.Doesn’t he?

D.Don’t he?

Ans:A

9.He advised me---------the army

A.Joining

B.To join

C.Join

D.To joining

Ans:B

10.The plane was crashed and the passengers-----------------

A.Pershed

B.Were pershed

C.Are perished

D.Is perished

Ans:A

11.Collect the-----------from all possible sources

A.Datas

B.Pieces of data

C.Data

D.Datae

Ans:C

12.A make--------------shelter was made for the refuges

A.Shift

B.Up

C.Believe

D.Off

Ans:A

13.When did the accident---------------------?

A.Come up

B.Come in

C.Come on

D.Come off

Ans:D

14.The firm progressed---------------

A.Ways and means

B.Heart and soul

C.Hue and cry

D.By leaps and bounds

Ans:D

Select proper prefix:

15.Ultrasonic waves--------------

Able the bats to locate objects:

A.In

B.Dis

C.En

D.Un

Ans:C

16.Select the word closest in meaning to the word’ado’:

A.Calm

B.Fuss

C.Soft

D.Peace

Ans:B

17.Opposite of the ‘action’is------------

A.Inaction

B.Enaction

C.Dis action

D.Non action

Ans:A

18.Which of the following words is wrongly spelt?

A.Pandemonium

B.Quintessence

C.Anesthesia

D.Ambiguous

Ans:--------

19.Albert Einsteen was a person with very high intelligence and great abilities

A.Scientist

B.Genius

C.Philosophy

D.Visionary

Ans:B

Select the one-word equivalent of the words underlined:

20.The union leader was a skilful and expert negotiator

A.Adept

b.Adapt

C.Adopt

D.Mept

Ans:A