English Language Previous Question Papers - Mock Test | Kerala PSC GK

English Language Previous Question Papers - Mock Test

This mock test includes 50 carefully selected English Language Proficiency questions taken from previous Kerala PSC examinations. These questions are designed to test your understanding of grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, idioms, tenses, articles, voice, and more. Whether you're preparing for LDC, VEO, Secretariat Assistant, Police Constable, or other PSC posts, this practice set will help strengthen your command of the English language and boost your confidence for the real exam.

Result:

1

The patient is ______ to the doctor's advice. (LDC (Tvm, Ktm) - 2017)

amiable

amenable

amendable

adorable

2

It was ______ unanimous decision. (LDC Mains - 2021)

a

an

the

no article

3

The passive form of "Someone has picked my pocket" is: (Assistant Salesman - 2016)

My pocket had been picked by someone

My pocket has been picked

My pocket was picked

Someone has been picked my pocket

4

A person who undertakes a commercial venture is a/an ______. (VEO - 2019)

Bureautech

Entrepreneur

Philanthropist

Greenhorn

5

Find out the correctly spelt word. (Secretariat Assistant - 2018)

Refridgerator

Refriderater

Refrigerator

Referigerator

6

The synonym of "Candid" is ______. (University Assistant - 2016)

Frank

Proud

Eager

Deceitful

7

The antonym of "Abundance" is ______. (Fireman Trainee - 2020)

Plenty

Scarcity

Vacancy

Poverty

8

If you went there, you ______. (Village Field Assistant (VFA) - 2017)

could meet him

can meet him

could have met him

will meet him

9

He is the man ______ I was talking about. (LDC (Ksgd) - 2017)

who

whom

which

whose

10

Neither the boy nor his brothers ______ satisfied. (Police Constable - 2018)

is

has

have

are

11

He is indifferent ______ his own interests. (LGS (Various) - 2018)

of

for

to

in

12

The phrase "let off" means ______. (Beat Forest Officer - 2016)

to punish

to excuse from penalty

to allow to enter

to put off

13

The idiom "a snake in the grass" means ______. (Company/Corporation Asst. - 2018)

a secret enemy

a poor man

a close friend

a foolish person

14

The one word for 'a person who knows many languages' is ______. (High School Assistant (HSA) English - 2015)

Linguist

Polyglot

Bilingual

Orator

15

I ______ a lot of friends in Delhi. (Women Civil Excise Officer - 2018)

have

has

had had

am having

16

Report the sentence: He said, 'I am unwell.' (VFA - 2019)

He said that he was unwell.

He said that I am unwell.

He said that he is unwell.

He asked if he was unwell.

17

He died ______ cholera. (Lab Assistant - 2018)

with

of

from

by

18

A lot of people ______ for the job. (LDC (Pkd, Mlp) - 2017)

has applied

have applied

is applying

was applying

19

He is ______ honorable man. (10th Level Prelims - 2021)

a

the

an

no article

20

I prefer coffee ______ tea. (Secretariat Assistant - 2013)

than

from

to

for

21

The police ______ looking for the culprit. (Civil Police Officer - 2017)

is

are

was

has

22

The feminine gender of "Duke" is ______. (Last Grade Servants - 2018)

Duchess

Dukess

Ladydoke

Queen

23

The plural form of "syllabus" is ______. (LDC (Ktm) - 2014)

syllabus

syllabuses

syllabi

both b and c

24

The young one of a goat is called a ______. (VFA - 2017)

lamb

calf

kid

kitten

25

I met ______ European yesterday. (LDC (Various) - 2014)

a

an

the

no article

26

The passive form of "The boy is climbing the cliff" is: (University Assistant - 2019)

The cliff was being climbed by the boy.

The cliff is being climbed by the boy.

The cliff has been climbed by the boy.

The cliff is climbed by the boy.

27

The antonym of "Foreigner" is ______. (LDC (Kkd, Knr) - 2017)

Alien

Stranger

Native

Tourist

28

Choose the correct spelling. (Secretariat Assistant - 2018)

Exaggerate

Exadurate

Exagarate

Exaggerat

29

If I had known you were coming, I ______ a cake. (LDC Mains - 2021)

would bake

will bake

would have baked

baked

30

I am used to ______ in queues. (VEO - 2019)

wait

waiting

be waiting

have waited

31

He is accused ______ theft. (Excise Preventive Officer - 2017)

for

with

of

on

32

The phrasal verb "call on" means ______. (Sub Inspector - 2015)

to visit

to telephone

to shout

to cancel

33

A person who is new to a profession is a ______. (Assistant Grade II - 2018)

veteran

novice

virtuoso

expert

34

The plural of "criterion" is ______. (LDC (Alp, Pta) - 2017)

criterions

criteria

criterias

criterion

35

You had better ______ a doctor. (KSRTC Conductor - 2013)

to consult

consult

consulting

consulted

36

Report the question: He said to me, "What are you doing?" (LDC 2017)

He asked me what I was doing.

He asked me what are you doing.

He asked me what I am doing.

He told me what I was doing.

37

The idiom "to bell the cat" means ______. (Company Board Asst. - 2015)

to feed a cat

to love a cat

to take the lead in a dangerous enterprise

to tie a bell

38

I haven"t seen you ______ a long time. (LDC (Idukki) - 2017)

since

for

from

at

39

One of the boys ______ selected for the team. (Women Police Constable - 2016)

have been

were

has been

are

40

Choose the correct sentence. (Secretariat Assistant - 2018)

The sceneries here are very good.

The scenery here is very good.

The scenery here are very good.

The sceneries here is very good.

41

He works in ______ LIC of India. (LDC (Tcr) - 2014)

a

an

the

no article

42

The word "lethargic" means ______. (University Assistant - 2019)

energetic

lazy

enthusiastic

prompt

43

The antonym for "Cruel" is ______. (Fireman - 2017)

Brutal

Savage

Kind

Fierce

44

The study of birds is called ______. (Beat Forest Officer - 2018)

Zoology

Ornithology

Botany

Entomology

45

One who believes in God. (LDC - 2011)

Atheist

Theist

Agnostic

Mystic

46

The passive form of "Who broke the window?" is: (High School Assistant - 2016)

By whom was the window broken?

Who was broken the window?

By who the window was broken?

The window was broken by whom?

47

The comparative form of "bad" is ______.

badder

worst

worse

more bad

48

He jumped ______ the river. (LGS - 2018)

in

on

into

to

49

Had I studied well, I ______ the exam. (Secretariat Assistant - 2018)

would pass

will pass

would have passed

passed

50

The synonym for "Baffle" is ______. (University Assistant - 2019)

Clarify

Explain

Confuse

Simplify

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