Kerala PSC Range Forest Officer Previous Question Paper – 044/2021

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1. Choose the correct answer from the options. 1) Choose the appropriate article from below.
honest man is a blessing to the society-
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) some (1)

2. Choose the appropriate article to fill in the gap.
gun which the policeman used to frighten people was not a real one.
a) a
b) the
c) an
d) some (1)

3. Use appropriate preposition to complete the sentence.
Sorry, I was only trying help.
a) in
b) on
c) to
d) by (1)

4. Use appropriate preposition to complete the sentence.
Guru stepped the river and disappeared.
a) upon
b) under
c) up
d) into (1)

5. Find the suitable tense form to fill in the gap.
All the religions_ similar philosophical ideas.
a) share
b) shares
c) sharing
d) has shared (1)

6. Find the suitable tense form to fill in the gap.
a mistake, and 1 am ready to ask for forgiveness.
a) had been
b) was
c) can
d) be (1)

7. The bus delayed/because of heavy rainfall. Which part of the sentence is an adverb clause ?
a) First part
b) Second part
c) Both
d) None of the above (1)

8. "I could not understand what Anand said,/because it was not clear". The first part of the
sentence is called
a) adjective clause
b) adverb clause
c) noun clause
d) if clause (1)

9. What is the meaning of the word underlined in the sentence ?
The second child of Basheer takes after his grandfather.
a) follows
b) hates
c) accuses
d) resembles (1)

10. Use suitable phrasal verb for the underlined word.
University decided to postpone the exam.
a) put out
b) put on
c) put up with
d) put off (1)

11. Which of these words has the correct spelling ?
a) millionaire
b) millionair
c) millionnaire
d) millianoir (1)

12. Find the odd one out.
a) luggages
b) newses
c) childrens
d) houses (1)

13. Find out the correctly spelled word.
a) independent
b) indipendent
c) indipendant
d) independint (1)

14. Find the odd one out from the words given below.
a) alluring
b) ravishing
c) ghastly
d) charming (1)

15. Poem – despair – the mood – is that of – of the. In this jumbled sentence, words are given in the wrong order. When corrected, the sentence begins with _____.
a) poem
b) despair
c) the mood
d) of the (1)

16. She believed that her god is omnipotent. Which word can be capitalised in the above sentence ?
a) Believed b) Omnipotent c) God d) None of these (1)

17. Losing the job was a blessing in disguise for Nihal. What is meant by the idiom underlined?
a) a misfortune
b) an unrecognised evil
c) something bad resulting in advantage
d) A real opportunity to continue (1)

18. The teacher called it a day once the drama Practice ended. What does the idiom ‘call it a day’ mean ?
a) stop doing something b) consider it a good day
C) get disappointed d) feel encouraged (1)

19. Find the suitable verb form to complete the sentence.
The women in the neighbourhood very poor.
a) have b) is c) were d) been (1)

20. Find the appropriate verb form to fill in the gap.
I _____ waiting for you for an hour.
a) am
b) had
c) have been
d) would be (1)

21. Fill in the missing parts of the dialogue by choosing answers from the options: and also, unless, can't, but also, will not be, won't you?, would not have, Didn't you?, if, could.
Jan: Hello Aman, good morning.
Aman: Hi Jan, good morning. How are you?
Jan: I am fine, thank you. What about you?
Aman: Thank you, I am not only fine, _____ very happy. (2)

22. Jan: You got the job you mentioned last week, _____ you?
Aman: Yes, I did. I have to join on Monday. I need to thank you, specifically. You forced me to go to the interview. (2)

23. Jan: No mention please. _____ you try, you will not win. (2)

24. Aman: If you did not appear then, I _____ got this job. (2)

25. Jan: But it is still your merit. You will come home in the weekends, _____ you?
Aman: Yes, I will. Bye, then. I would like to meet you when I am back.
Jan: Sure. Bye. (2)

26. ll. B) 26) Change into passive voice.
| write a novel. (2)

27. “My father used to have owned an Ambassador car”. Which word/phrase can be removed from the above sentence ? (2)

28. Write the correct form of the question “Where you are going ?” (2)

29. Write the words in the proper order to make a meaningful sentence. You/come/whenever/can/home/like/you (2)

30. Make the necessary corrections in the sentence: “My aunt or my uncle are arriving on train today”. (2)

31. Read the passage and answer the question. Nobody told her that it would be so bad. Nothing prepared her for the unendingness of it. Grief unrolling like a black bitter river from one day to the next. Moving silently just out of the reach of words and speech, she spins helplessly as the current carries her along. Around her, the noisy crowd from a local train ebbs and flows. Each has a home to return to, wife, children. She is going too, but to a place she has no control over. All through her journey she thought only about her husband who passed away a month ago. A month seemed only like a day.
What is so bad to the woman? (2)

32. Write a word to replace ‘unendingness’. (2)

33. What is grief compared to in the passage ? (2)

34. What happened to her husband ? (2)

35. What is meant by “ebb and flow” ? (2)

36. Change to reported speech.
Aminia: Can you see him?
Aunt: No. I'm blind.
Aminia: Teach me to see him.
Aunt: No. I'm telling the truth.
Aminia: Please. I want to see him.
Aunt: Never. (5)

37. Edit the passage by using correct punctuation.
John Simon is a great writer There are three John Simons Simon the passionate singer Simon the curious adventurer Simon the kind human being (5)

38. Use Capital letters wherever necessary.
Nilofer walked through the streets of london, enjoying the sweet smell of city life. she sat by the river thames and started reading the novel “the bluest eyes” written by tony morrison. (5)

39. Indian Democracy. (10)

40. Internet Revolution in India. (10)

41. Make a précis of the following passage : According to the dictionary definition, language is what people use when we talk to each other. (1×15=15 Marks) Looked at this way, we are the only beings who can use language, because the concept is limited to our species. But wouldn't it be interesting to know whether trees can also talk to each other ? But how? They definitely don't produce sounds, so there's nothing we can hear. Branches creak as they rub against one another and leaves rustle, but these sounds are caused by the wind and the tree has no control over them. Trees, it turns out, have a completely different way of communicating : they use scent. Scent as a means of communication ? The concept is not totally unfamiliar to us. Why else would we use deodorants and perfumes ? And even when we're not using these products, our own smell says something to other people, both consciously and subconsciously. There are some people who seem to have no smell at all ; we are strongly attracted to others because of their aroma. Scientists believe pheromones in sweat are a decisive factor when we choose our partners – in other words, those with whom we wish to procreate. So it seems fair to say that we possess a secret language of scent, and trees have demonstrated that they do as well. – The Hidden Life of Trees (15)