LDC 2003 KOTTAYAM PSC QUESTION PAPERS

LD CLERK KOTTAYAM 2003

1.I am not older than you,------------

A.Aren’t I?

B.Amn’t I?

C.Weren’t I?

D.Am I?

Ans:D

2.The idiom tooth and nail means:

A.Without weapon

B.With all the power

C.With the available weapon

D.Without courage

Ans:B

3.He was angry------------he listened to me.

A.Though

B.Despite

C.Nevertheless

D.Because

Ans:C

4.He talked as if he----------rich

A.Is

B.Was

C.Had been

D.Might have been

Ans:B

5.Exhort means

A.Advise strongly

B.Accuse

C.Indict

D.Warn

Ans:A

6.The committee has to find an--------date for the meeting

A.Alternate

B.Alternative

C.Alternately

D.Alternatively

Ans:B

7.Sam is very clever------------cooking

A.In

B.At

C.With

D.On

Ans:B

8.The phrase ‘in cold blood’means

A.Indifferently

B.Cruely

C.Thoughtlessly

D.Deliberately

Ans:B

9.Children can usually ----------their parents

A.Get over

B.Get through

C.Get on

D.Get round

Ans:D

10.The opposite of’vociferous ‘is

A.Faint

B.Clamour

C.Noisy

D.Rumpus

Ans:A

11.If the workmen had not been tired,they -----work.

A.Would have completed

B.Would complete

C.Will Complete

D.Will have completed

Ans:A

12.Hardly------------see the picture

A.Can

B.I Could

C.Can I
D.Can’t I

Ans:C

13.We are quite used to ----------in queues.

A.Wait

B.Waiting

C.Waited

D.Have waited

Ans:B

14.Stubborn means:

A.Shameless

B.Fearless

C.Courageous

D.Obstinate

Ans:D

15.Te study of the origin and history of words:

A.Etymology

B.Entomology

C.Phonology

D.Phonetics

Ans:A

16.Much water has-------under the London bridge.

A.Flown

B.Flowed

C.Flew

D.Followed

Ans:B

17.Sheela has two brothers.She does not like---------of  them.

A.Neither

B.Any

C.Either

D.None

Ans:C

18.A person who sacrifices his life for a cause:

A.Patriot

B.Martyr

C.Revolutionary

D.Soldier

Ans:B

19.Some rules are very rigid:others are--------

A.unrigid

B.Hard and fast

C.Loose

D.Flexible

Ans:D

20.The door bell---------for the last ten muntues.

A.Was ringing

B.is ringing

C.Has been ringing

D.Had been ringing

Ans:C