PSC General English Questions

1. Insane means

(A) normal                    (B) intelligent      (C) sensible         (D) mad

Ans: D

2. Both Mr. Anand and his wife _____ teachers

(A) is          (B) are        (C) was       (D) has been

Ans: B

3. Anagha visited Chennai last year, _____? 

(A) did she           (B) does she        (C) doesn't she   (D) didn't she

Ans: D

4. Anjana is fond _____ music

(A) of          (B) with      (C) by         (D) in

Ans: A

5. The Chief Minister _____ the Governor yesterday

(A) called on        (B) called at         (C) called up        (D) called in

Ans: A

6. If you accept my _____ you will see a doctor

(A) advise            (B) advising         (C) advice           (D) advisable

Ans: C

7. Raju is sorry _____ what he has done

(A) of          (B) on         (C) by         (D) for

Ans: D

8. He usually _____ here every Sunday

 (A) came             (B) comes            (C) has come       (D) coming

Ans: B

9. _____ patient was given ______ injection

(A) A, an    (B) The, an          (C) The, a   (D) A, a

Ans: B

10. Nobody _____ permitted to enter the theater so far

(A) has been        (B) have been     (C) were               (D) are

Ans: A

11. Anand is _____ boy in the class

(A) tall                  (B) taller              (C) the tallest      (D) tallest

Ans: C

12. The contractor _____ the work by the end of this year

(A) will complete          (B) will have completed

(C) complete                 (D) completed

Ans: B

13. Everybody has got a pass mark, _____?

(A) haven't they            (B) hasn't they  

(C) do they                               (D) have they

Ans: B

14. The scientific study of drugs and their use in medicine is known as:

(A) pharmacopoeia      (B) pharmacy

(C) pharmacology         (D) philology

Ans: C

15. The opposite of scrupulous is:

(A) precise                    (B) cautious         (C) tranquil        (D) careless

Ans: D

16. The Principal declared that tomorrow _____ a holiday

(A) Would be     (B) will be            (C) can be            (D) may be

Ans: B

17. The patient has been given medicine _____ 'her fever

(A) to bring up              (B) to bring down        

 (C) to bring forth        (D) to look after

Ans: B

18. Which of the following is correctly spelt?

(A) Peadiatrics    (B) Piediatrics    (C) Peiadiatrics   (D) Paediatrics

Ans: D

19. If you had studied well, you _____ the examination

(A) would pass              (B) would have passed

(C) will have passed      (D) will pass

Ans: B

20. Kamala is a typist _____ the University Library

(A) at          (B) in          (C) under             (D) on

Ans: A