33rd BCS QUESTION

33rd BCS ENGLISH QUESTION

01.     Pick appropriate preposition for the following sentence: Noureen will discuss the issue with nasir-----phone.

          a. in   b. over        c. by  d. on

          Ans. b. over

02.     Pick appropriate preposition for the following sentence: Some writers sink--- obilion in course of time.

          a. from        b. under      c. into             d. on

          Ans. c. into

03.     ‘Call; to mind’ means—

          a. fantasize  b. attend     c. remember          d. request

          Ans. c. remember

04.     ‘Pass away’ Means—

          a. disappear         b. die c. erase        d. fall

          Ans. b. die

05.     Pick the word that is synonymous with ‘authoritarian’—

          a. autocratic         b. senior      c. elderly     d. potential

          Ans. a. autocratic

06.     The word ‘permissive’ implies—

          a. humble    b. law-abiding      c. liberal      d. submissive

          Ans. c. liberal

07.     Each of the sons followed--- father’s trade.

          a. their        b. her c. his d. whose

          Ans. c. his

08.     Subject—verb agreement refers to—

          a. person only                b. number, person and gender

          c. number and person    d. number only

          Ans. c. number and person

09.     The error in the sentence: ‘One of the recommendation made by the committee was accepted by the authorities’ is---

          a. recommendation            b. was               c. accepted by       d. committee

          Ans. a. recommendation

10.     ‘The French’ refers to—

          a. the French people      b. the french language   

          c. the french manners     d. the french society

          Ans. a. the French people

11.     If a person cannot stop taking drugs, he is—

          a. attached to them        b. committed to them

          c. addicted to them         d. devoted to them

          Ans. c. addicted to them

12.     The word ‘officialese’ means—

          a. plural number of official      b. language used in offices

          c. plural number of offices       d. vague expressions

          Ans. b. language used in offices

13.     ‘Succumb’ means—

          a. achieve    b. submit    c. win          d. conquer

          Ans. b. submit

14.     Fill in the blanks with the appropriate part: We look forward---a response from you.

          a. to receiving       b. to receive          c. in receiving       d. for receiving

          Ans. a. to receiving

15.     If a part of a speech or writing breaks the theme, it is called—

          a. pomposity        b. digression         c. exaggeration     d. anti-climax

          Ans. b. digression        

16.     The expression ‘take into account’ means—

          a. count numbers  b. consider  c. think seriously  d.assess

          Ans. b. consider

17.     Choose the best translation of ‘KZ©„cÿ Zv‡K wZi¯‹vi KijÕ from the alternative below—

          a. The authorities criticized him

          b. authorities took him to book

          c. The authorities took him to task

          d. The authorities gave reins to him

          Ans. c. The authorities took him to task

18.     ‘Such claim needs to be tested empirically’ means—

          a. The test should be based on experience

          b. The test should be based on idea

          c. The test should be based on assumption

          d. The test should be based on calculation

          Ans. a. The test should be based on experience

19.     The idiom ‘put up with’ means—

          a. Stay together    b. Tolerate  c. Keep trust             d. Protect

          Ans. b. Tolerate

20.     In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to—

          a. driving a car               b. when one drives a car

          c. the driving of a car     d. when we drive a car

          Ans. a. driving a car