General English Questions and Answers for Kerala PSC Exams: General English is an important topic for all psc examinations. Here can get some important English question and answers for Kerala PSC exams.
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General English Questions and Answers – Fill in the blanks
- I am waiting ___ my brother | Ans: for
- It never occurred __ me to ask him such a question | Ans: to
- I am not satisfied __ your explanation | Ans: with
- He has been ill __ one week | Ans: for
- Please look __ this world in the dictionary for me | Ans: up
- We should be prepared __ the worst | Ans: for
- Are you familiar __ the works of Dickens | Ans: with
- He has too much confidence __ his students | Ans: in
- Is there any cure __ cancer | Ans: for
- Are you fond __ English | Ans: of
- What is the penalty __ the violation of an agreement | Ans: for
- I shall be grateful __ you for all your advice | Ans: to
- They have proved themselves unworthy __ the trust people placed in them | Ans: of
- He always finds excuses __ his inability to work | Ans: for
- He has recovered __ his illness | Ans: from
- The boy feels ashamed __ his conduct | Ans: of
- She has been unconscious __ hours | Ans: for
- He is clever __ carpenter | Ans: at
- This train is bound __ Calcutta | Ans: for
- His income is not sufficient __ his needs | Ans: for
- They are not capable __ doing it | Ans: of
- Most of the people easily yield __ temptations | Ans: to
- Indian became independent | Ans: in
- Can you suggest __ me an eye-specialist | Ans: to
- We are not interested __ whatever you say | Ans: in
- The minister held a long discussion __ the problem with his colleagues | Ans: about
- There is provision __ unemployment pension in India | Ans: for
- I remind him __ the earlier offer | Ans: of
- I was not informed __ his arrival | Ans: of
- He is an adept __ the art of cooking | Ans: with
- This chair is not identical __ his needs | Ans: with
- The desire __ knowledge is a good sign of learning | Ans: for
- In spite of the great anxiety of his presents, the boy got __ in the examination | Ans: through
- She ____ for eight hours last night | Ans: slept
- ‘Elucidate’means – To make something cleared by explaining
- The opposite of ‘Encouraged’ is : Discouraged
- A ___ of puppies | Ans: litter
- Raju could not get ____ sugar | Ans: any
- An expert in choice of food : Gourmet
- The word meaning ‘tolerate’ is : endure
- I shall go there ____ you like it or not | Ans: whether
- One who speaks less : Reticent
- We are driving ____ a tunnel : through
- The opposite of ‘Wholesale’: Retail
- I am content ___ what I have | Ans: with
- An animal who preys on other animals: Predator
- A group of people ___ waiting outside to see you : is
- He has ten toes ___ his feet : on
- A place for sick people who need long periods of treatment or rest : Sanatorium
- The former minister is under a cloud now. ‘Under a cloud’ means: Under suspicion
- I look forward to _____ you again : seeing
- Use the collective noun – Fish : Shoal
- The weather has turned very – : warm
- Policemen riding on motor cycles as guards to a VIP : Outriders
- The antonym of ‘Professional’: Amateur
- The meaning of ‘Rivalled’: Competed
- One word for a collection of ships? – Fleet
- I have lost my __ of Keys? – Bunch
- The hunter was attacked by a __ of wolves – Were
- I feel __ about what happened – Bad
- I want to meet the artist __ has painted this picture – Who
- I met __ European tourist at the hotel – a
- Cows __ grass – Eat
- Sandeep speaks English __ – well
- You may sit __ – When you are tired.
- Stubborn means? – Obstinate
- The opposite of the word SYNTHETIC is – Natural
- An unmarried woman is called – Spinster
- Bibliophile means – One who loves books.
- A man whose wife is dead is called – Widower
General English Questions – One word substitutes
- The original inhabitants of a country – Aborigines
- The boy at the state of growth between boyhood and youth – Adolescent
- The science or philosophy of beauty – Aesthetics
- One who holds the belief that nothing is known about the existence of God – Agnostic
- A state of body in which the cells are specially sensitive to certain substances – Allergy
- A foreigner – Alien
- A person who loves others – Altruist
- A warlike or masculine woman – Amazon
- One who does things for pleasure and not for money – Amateur
- One having the faculty of using both his hands; a double dealer – Ambidextrous
- A proclamation; general pardon of the offenses of subjects against the government – Amnesty
- Having the power of living in two elements, air and water – Amphibious
- One who excites/ignites disorder in a state – Anarchist
- The science which treats the internal structure of organized bodies, as elucidated by dissection – Anatomy
- A substance which has the power of depriving one of feeling or sensation. – Anesthetic
- Any error which implies the misplacing of persons or events in time – Anachronism
- A work of art, the name of whose author is not known or acknowledged. – Anonymous
- A scientist who studied the development of man from his earliest beginnings – Anthropologist
- A place where aquatic are kept – Aquarium
- A plant that grows in water – Aquatic
- A person chosen or appointed by parties in controversy to decide their differences. – Arbitrator
- One skilled in the science of antiquities – Archaeologist
- The rule of the nobility; the rich and the sophisticated of the society – Aristocracy
- A place where weapons are manufactured and stored – Arsenal
- One who is skilled in the science of the celestial bodies, their nature, magnitudes, etc – Astronomer
- One who does not profess faith of God – Atheist
- Biography or memoirs of a person written by himself – Autobiography
- The government of an absolute monarch – Autocracy
- Personal observations : in medical science, post-Mortum examinations – Autopsy
- A building for the keeping, rearing and breeding of birds – Aviary
Common grammar mistakes in English
Wrong Words | Correct Words |
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I lost my luggages | I lost my luggage |
He both speaks Hindi and Malayalam | He speaks both Hindi and Malayalam |
I should meet the staff members | I should meet the members of the staff |
When three years old my father died | When I was three years old, my father died |
Chitra sings good | Chitra sings well |
I met my cousin brother last week | I met my cousin last week |
I should never interfere your life | I should never interfere with your life |
My ear is paining | My ear is paining me |
He told to her story | He told her the story |
Kerala is beautiful state | Kerala is a beautiful state |
All of the trees did not have any fruit | None of the trees had any fruit |
We will go and enjoy | We will go and enjoy ourselves |