Kerala PSC Village extension officer VEO previous solved questions

Village extension officer previous solved paper English part 2

21. Yesterday I saw............. European riding on ........... elephant.

(a) the; an

(b) a; an

(c) an; an

(d) a; the

Ans: (b) a; an

22. ...............problem facing us is ............. universal one.

(a) The ; an

(b) A; an

(c) The ; a

(d) A; the

Ans: (c) The ; a

23. ..................... andamans are a group of Islands in.............. Bay Bengal.

(a) The; the

(b) The ; a

(c) An; the

(d) The ; an

Ans: (a) The; the

24. .............. brave soldier lost ........... arm in the rescue operation.

(a) The;a

(b) The; an

(c) A;a

(d) A; the

Ans: (b) The; an

25. He is ........... honour to this profession.

(a) an

(b) a

(c) the

(d) none of these

Ans: (a) an

Here, indefinite article "an" is used in place of "a" because the letter "h" is silent in the word "honour" and so it begins with a vowel sound.

26. Do not look ......... gift horse in ............ mouth.

(a) a;a

(b) a;the

(c) the;an

(d) The; the

Ans: (b) a;the

27. The public are cautioned ........... pickpockets.

(a) at

(b) against

(c) of

(d) off

Ans: (c) of

28. The work was done .................. haste.

(a) in

(b) at

(c) on

(d) for

Ans: (a) in

29. He spoke ............... me ......... Urdu.

(a) to;in

(b) by;in

(c) to;with

(d) at : in

Ans: (a) to;in

30. I have known him ........... a long time.

(a) since

(b) for

(c) by

(d) to

Ans: (b) for

31. The police is entrusted .............. the enforcement of law and order.

(a) for

(b) to

(c) with

(d) at

Ans: (c) with

32. Do not cry ........... split milk.

(a) over (√)

(b) at

(c) by

(d) for

33. The earth ................ round the sun.

(a) moves (√)

(b) moved

(c) move

(d) moving

34. He thanked me for what I ................

(a) have done

(b) had done(√)

(c) have been doing

(d) had been doing

35. I ................ something burning.

(a) smells

(b) am smelling

(c) have been smelling

(d) smell(√)

36. I ......... you one of these days, I expect.

(a) will be seeing (√)

(b) am seeing

(c) will see

(d) see

37. You like him,................?

(a) do you

(b) don’t you (√)

(c) didn’t you

(d) aren’t you

38. You are free,..........?

(a) are you

(b) don’t you

(c) aren’t you (√)

(d) won’t you

39. Choose the correct meaning of ‘exonerate’.

(a) to convict

(b) to convince

(c) to punish

(d) to clear of any wrong doing(√)

40. Choose the correct form of indirect speech of the following:

He said, “Alas ! I am undone’’.

(a) He said sadly that he was undone. (√)

(b) He said sadly that I am undone.

(c) He exclaimed sadly that he is undone.

(d) He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.

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