39th BCS English Written (Special)

1. Which is the following words has been formed with a prefix?

a) Authentic
b) Amnesia
c) Aspersions
➤d) Amoral

2. Passive voice: Do you know them?

a) Would they be known by you?
b) Are they known with you?
➤c) Ate they known to you?
d) Are they known by you?

3. A soporific speech is likely to :-

a) Appeal primarily to emotions
➤b) Put one to sleep
c) Stimulate action
d) Be incomprehensible

4. What is the plural number of ovum?

a) Ovumes
b) Ovums
➤c) Ova
d) Ovams

5. Geriatrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and care of :-

a) Old women
b) Newborn babies
➤c) Old people
d) Newly-weds

6. Love for the whole world is called :-

a) Misogyny
b) Benevolence
c) Misanthropy
➤d) Philanthropy

7. The word 'Florid' indicates :-

a) Foliage
b) Floor
➤c) Flower
d) Flour

8. The warning of the authority falls on deaf ears. Here warning does the function of :-

a) Adjective
b) Verb
➤c) Noun
d) Adverb

9. A person who believes that law and Government are not necessary is known as :-

➤a) An anarchist
b) Terrorist
c) An extremist
d) A militant

10. Panacea means :-

a) Pancreatic
b) Widespread Disease
c) Gland
➤d) Cure-all

11. The word 'Culinary' is related to :-

➤a) Cooking
b) Dress
c) Musical Instruments
d) Printing

12. Hospital ........... the sick.

a) Treat
➤b) Admit
c) Nurse
d) Operate

13. 'A Christmas Carol' is ____ by Charles Dickens  :-

a) Historical Novel
b) Short Novel
c) Ballad
d) Sketch Story
➤Correct Answer:- Ghost Story

14. He went to ____ hospital because he had _____ heart attack.

a) a, an
b) The, no article
➤c) No article, a
d) No article, an

15. There was a small reception following the wedding. The word 'following' in the sentence above is a/an :-

a) Adjective
b) Adverb
c) Noun
➤d) Preposition

16. Complete the sentence : Had i known you are waiting outside, I ...........

a) Would invite you to come in
b) Would be inviting you to come in
➤c) Would have invited you to come in
d) Had invited you to come in

17. 'To be, or not to be___ that is the question____ is a famous soliloquy from :-

a) King Lear
b) Othello
➤c) Hamlet
d) Macbeth

18. Cricket is a kind of game and also a name of :-

a) Food
b) Bird
c) Flower
➤d) Insect

19. Select the word with the right spelling :-

a) Seizophrania
b) Scizophrenia
c) Schizophrania
➤d) Schizophrenia

20. When we mean a Government by the richest class we use the term :-

a) Cryptocracy
➤b) Aristocracy
c) Oligarcy
d) Plutocracy