Kerala PSC | English Grammar Mock Test | 05

Kerala PSC | English Grammar Mock Test | 05; A Mock Test containing 20 question and answers on English Grammar, In which you have to find out answer of the question by reading the whole statement which may have more than one statement correct, it will be tricky some times. So practice more to answer these type of question correctly. Kerala PSC Practice Exam online for English Grammar.

PSC BULLETIN - July 15 2025, VOL:36, ISSUE:22

Result:

1

Meaning of which of the following idioms is incorrectly stated?

To build castles in the air – to day dream

In black and white – to write it down on paper

Like a dog with two tails – a person who is extremely delighted

A tall story – a long story

2

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Hanger – A place for housing aircrafts

Mint – A place where coins are made

Stable – A place where horses are kept

Apiary – A place where monkeys are kept

3

How many of the following four words have incorrect spellings? curriculum, minuscule, millenium, homogenous

one

two

three

four

4

“Please help me”. This is an ____ sentence.

assertive

interrogative

imperative

exclamatory

5

____ is a carnivorous animal.

tiger

elephant

bull

zebra

6

Wear helmet while riding bike, ____ ?

will you

do you

won’t you

don’t you

7

Which one of the following pairs is incorrect?

Cardiology - heart

Ornithology - birds

Metrology - weather

Seismology - earthquake

8

Among the following antonyms listed below, which one is incorrect?

surplus - deficit

genuine - spurious

savage - civilized

bold - courage

9

In the list of synonyms given below, which one is incorrect?

intelligible - comprehensible

lavish - innocent

haste - hurry

absurd - stupid

10

Necessity is the ____ of invention.

mother

father

cause

reason

11

There is ____ unit of chilly industry in our village.

an

the

a

no article

12

Bangladesh’s triumph ____ India in cricket was quite unexpected.

in

by

against

over

13

I prefer the ____ proposition to the former one.

later

last

latter

latest

14

She ____ about her age.

lie

lies

laying

laid

15

Which of the following statements regarding common Latin abbreviations is incorrect?

cf. (confrre) means ‘to confess one’s fault’.

viz. (videlicet) means ‘namely’.

eg. (exempli gratia) means ‘for example’.

ibid. (ibidem) means ‘the same place’.

16

Which of the following English Translations of common Latin phrases is incorrect?
1. ad infinitum – to infinity
2. sub judice – under a judge
3. ad hoc – for a special purpose
4. intoto – in the mean time

1 and 4

2 and 4

1 and 3

4

17

Find the portion where error occurs in the following sentence: Trees(A) /drop its (B)/leaves in(C)/autumn (D).

Trees

drop its

leaves in

autumn

18

In which of the following sentences is the verb incorrectly used?
1) Smitha and Lakshmi are going to lay the carpet.
2) He lay on the floor.
3) Why don’t you lay on the bed?
4) He had laid on the floor for hours.

1

2

3 & 4

4 & 1

19

He walks ____ he is drunk.

though

as though

whether

however

20

Which one of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Mother-in-laws always quarrel with their daughter-in-laws.

These deers have been brought from the forests of South Africa.

Mary is elder than I.

That news is not reliable.

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