previous questions answers psc 5 english 1

61. They have been living here -----1985.

(A) for

(B) since

(C) before  

(D) by

62. If I were a millionaire,

(A) I would have bought a car. 

(B) I will buy a car. 

(C) I would have been bought a car. 

(D) I would buy a car.

63.The meaning of the phrasal verb 'put off

(A) assume 

(B) recover 

(C) extinguish

(D) postponed

64.-----water in the well is unfit for drinking. 

(A) An

(B) The 

(C) A

(D) None of these

65.Plural form of son-in-law

(A) son-in-laws 

(C) sons-in-law

(B) son-ins-law 

(D) None of these

66. Of my two daughters, Sheela is the-----

(A) elder 

(B)eldest

(C) older 

(D)oldest

67. Nick said, “I will start tomorrow”. The sentence can be reported as:

Nick said that 

(A) he would start the next day. 

(B) he would started the next day. 

(C) to start the next day.

(D) None of these

68.The train ---------------by the time Suma reached the station.

(A) left

(B) leave 

(C) has left

(D) had left

69.Sam is too tired----walk.

(A) for

(B)to 

(C) by

 (D) at

70. Drinking and driving do not go together,

(A) do they 

(B)did they

(C) does they

(D)don't they

71.This is the spot------------------the accident took place.

(A) who 

(B) which

(C) why

(D)where

72. Neither of them-----given the correct answer.

(A) had 

(B) has

(C) have

(D) None of these

73.The gerund form of run is

(A) ran 

(C) will run

(B) runs 

(D) running

74.Correctly spelt word is :

(A) superintendance 

(C) superintendent

(B) superintendant 

(D) None of these

75.The passive form of "shut the window" is

(A) Do shut the window (C) Let the window be shut

(B) Will shut the window (D) Shut the window soon

76.The police-----vigilant.

(A) is (C) were

(B) are (D) was

77. What does the idiom 'chip off the old block' mean?

(A) To get into trouble

(B) One who is a block head 

(C) Just like his father

(D)None of these

78. My grandmother likes to stay----the town.

(A) on (C) at

(B) in (D) by

79.The former part of the film is more interesting than the------

(A) later

(B) latest 

(C) last

(D) latter

80She lives a.------life there.

(A) alone

B) only

(C)lonely

(D) lately