English PSC qExam questions

75. If you went there, you

(A) could see it(B) can see it. (C). could have seen it(D) could have see it
ഇത് If clause ആണ്  .If clause ൽ v1 വന്നാൽ main clause ൽ will/can +v1
can+see+it

76. Tagore is one of the greatest poets of modern India

(Convert into comparative degree)
(A) Tagore is greater than most other poets of modern India (B) Tagorë is greater than many other poets of modern India (C)Tagore is greater than many other poet of modern Indian (D) Tagore is greater than any other poet of modern India
Adjective(നാമവിശേഷണം) is a word and it qualifies a noun. adjective നാമത്തെ വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നു . It gives more information about the noun.
ഉദാഹരണത്തിന് blue sky

ഇവിടെ sky noun ഉം blue, sky എന്ന നാമത്തെ വിശേഷിപ്പിച്ചതിനാൽ adjective ഉം ആണ്
Adjectives are of three degrees. (1) Positive (2) Comparative (3) Superlative
Positive Degree: An adjective is said to be in the positive degree when there is no comparison.
Rama is a rich man.
Comparative Degree: An adjective is said to be in the comparitive degree when it is used to compare two nouns/pronouns.
Rama is a richer than Ravana
Superlative Degree: An adjective is in superlative degree when it is used to compare more than two nouns/pronouns. We use the article 'the' before the superlative degrees.

Rama is the richest man in the world 

no other boys in in the class is as bright as Rama .

Very few boys in the class are as bright as Rama .
Rama is brighter than any other boys in the class.
Rama is the brightest boy in the class.

Rama is brighter than most other boys in the class.
Rama is one of the brightest boy in the class.



Tagore is one of the greatest poets of modern India ഇത് Superlative ആണ് (greatest )
ഇതിനെ comparative degree യിൽ ആക്കുമ്പോൾ greater than എന്നാക്കണം

one of the greatest ആകുമ്പോൾ most other എന്ന പ്രയോഗമാണ് Comparative ൽ അനുയോജ്യം

the greatest ആകുമ്പോൾ any other എന്ന പ്രയോഗമാണ് Comparative ൽ അനുയോജ്യം

ഇവിടെ one of the greatest
അതുകൊണ്ട് Tagore is greater than most other poets of modern India

77. Every adult has the right to marry?-------------- Add proper tag question.
(A) hasn't they K (B) doesn't they (C) haven't they (D) don't they

ഇത് question tag ആണ് 
aux +(not)+pronoun ? ആണ് question ടാഗിന്റെ form
ഇവിടെ aux verb has ആണ്
sentence positive ആയതിനാൽ not ചേർക്കണം
subject every adult ആയതിനാൽ pronoun they
pronoun they ആയതിനാൽ aux verb has എന്നത് മാറ്റി have ആക്കണം
have +not +they =haven't they ?

78. If you ----------------- I would have trained you.
(A) wanted (B) wants. (C) will want(D) had wanted

ഇത് If clause ആണ് 
main clause ൽ would have +v3 വന്നാൽ main clause ൽ had +v 3
had wanted

79. I met him ------------my uncle's home. (A)at.(B) in (C) to(D) of
at home
in house

80. Have you read 'Othello'? The teacher asked me (Change into reported speech):/d
(A) The teacher asked me whether I read 'Othello (B) The teacher asked whether I would read 'Othello' (C) The teacher asked that I read Othello. (D). The teacher asked me whether I had read ‘Othello

ഇത് yes / no question ആണ് .
ഒരു yes or no question report ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ താഴെ പറയുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കണം
if/whether ചേർക്കണം
yes / no question ഉള്ള helping verb+ subject എന്നത് reporting ൽ subject +verb എന്നാക്കണം
Reporting verb past ആണെങ്കിൽ helping verb ഉം past ആക്കണം

The teacher asked me whether I had read ‘Othello
ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുക!! ഇവിടെ നടക്കുന്ന പ്രധാന മാറ്റങ്ങൾ ഇതെല്ലാമാണ്
Reported speech ൽ (whetherഅല്ലെങ്കിൽ if) വരുന്നു
Have you എന്നുള്ളത് I had എന്നായി മാറുന്നു

83. Pick out the correctly spelt word:(A) anaesthesia (B) anasthesia (C) anesthesia(D). Anasthasia
anesthesia

84. The idiom 'Swan song means(A) A musical performance. (B) The last public performance of an artist or athlete (C) Song of a swan (D) First public performance of an artist or athlete.
The last public performance of an artist or athlete
This term derived from the legend that, while they are mute during the rest of their lives, swans sing beautifully and mournfully just before they die. This isn't actually the case - swans, even the inaccurately named Mute Swans, have a variety of vocal sounds and they don't sing before they die.

85. Synonym of 'dismal ‘ (A) Cheerful(B) Happy (C) Gloomy(D) Thoughtful
Gloomy
dismal =causing a mood of gloom or depression.
"the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening"
synonyms:

dim, dark, gloomy, sombre, dreary, drab, dull, desolate, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, depressing, grim, funereal, inhospitable, uninviting, unwelcoming
"she led them into a dismal cavernous hall"

86. Pick out the one word for -- a secret arrangement :(A) Collision.".B) Coagulation (C) Collusion(D) Coalition.

Collusion=secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others.
"there has been collusion between the security forces and paramilitary groups"

conspiracy, connivance, complicity, intrigue, plotting, secret understanding, collaboration, scheming

collision =an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.
"a mid-air collision between two aircraft"

coalition
a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

"a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives"

collision

synonyms:
crash, accident, smash, bump, knock, impact, hit, strike, clash; More
a conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions.

"a collision of two diverse cultures and languages"

coagulation; plural noun: coagulations

the action or process of a liquid, especially blood, changing to a solid or semi-solid state.
"a supplement that inhibits blood coagulation"

87. As you are already here and you can surely do the work(Convert into a simple sentence)/d
(A) You are already here and you can surely do the work.(B) Being here already, you can surely do the work (C)You are already here so that you can surely do the work. (D) You can surely do the work as you are already here .

A compound sentence can be converted into a simple sentence by reducing the number of clauses to one.

Read the examples given below:

Compound: He got up and walked away.

Simple: Getting up, he walked away.

ഇവിടെ  ‘he got up’ എന്ന clause നെ   ‘getting up’. എന്ന participial phrase ആക്കി മാറ്റി 

Compound: He must return the amount , or he will be punished.

Simple: He must return the amount to escape punishment.

ഇവിടെ ‘or he will be punished’എന്ന clause നെ ‘to escape punishment’.എന്ന infinitive phrase ആക്കി മാറ്റി

Compound: They not only looted the shop but also set fire to it.
Simple: Besides looting the house, they also set fire to it.

Here the coordinate clause ‘they not only looted the house’ is reduced to the prepositional phrase ‘besides looting the house’.

Compound: He ran away and thus escaped punishment.
Simple: He ran away in order to escape punishment.

Here the clause ‘thus escaped punishment’ is replaced by the infinitive phrase ‘in order to escape punishment’.

88. The word 'ex parte’ means:

(A) Belonging to all(B) One Sided (C)Many sided (D) None of these /b

ex parte

with respect to or in the interests of one side only or of an interested outside party.

89. Antonym of the word,’ Idiocy’(A) Foolishness(B) Stupidity (C) Sagacity .(D) Quixotry/c
idiocy

extremely stupid behaviour.

"the idiocy of decimating yew forests"

antonyms: sense

synonyms: stupidity, folly, foolishness, foolhardiness, madness, insanity, lunacy, silliness, brainlessness, thoughtlessness, senselessness, lack of sense, irresponsibility, injudiciousness, imprudence, rashness, recklessness, ineptitude, irrationality, illogicality, absurdity, nonsense, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, pointlessness, meaninglessness, futility, fruitlessness

sagacity
the quality of being sagacious.

"a man of great political sagacity"

synonyms: wisdom, (deep) insight, intelligence, understanding, judgement, acuity, astuteness, insight, sense, canniness, sharpness, depth, profundity, profoundness, perceptiveness, penetration, perception, percipience, perspicuity, discernment, erudition, learning, knowledgeability, thoughtfulness;
"a man of great sagacity"

Quixotry
Quixotry is defined as behavior inspired by romantic beliefs without regard to reality

90.of flowers. Pick out the right collective noun(A) garland(B) swarms . (C) herd(D) cluster /d

cluster