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BCS Question: English  -10

19. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence. ‘He  …… to see us if he had been able’.

1. would come
2. would have come
3. may have come
4. may com

Ans:-  b)  would have come

20. What is the synonym of the word ‘Competent’?

1. Circumspect
2. Capable
3. Discrete
4. Prudent

Ans:-  b)  Capable

21. What is the synonym of ‘Jovial’?

1. Lowly
2. Jealous
3. Gay
4. Happy

Ans:-  c)  Gay

22. What is the antonym of ‘Gentle’?

1. Harsh
2. Clever
3. Modest
4. Rude

Ans:-  d)  Rude

23. What will be the correct preposition to complete the sentence? ‘I am not bad ….. tennis.?

a) at                b) in                c) with                 d) about

Ans:-  a)  at

24. Choose the correct answer. How long did you wait?

1. Till lunch time
2. Till he came
3. Until 6 O’ clock
4. Since this morning

Ans:-  b)  Till he came

25. What is the meaning of ‘White Elephant’?

1. An elephant of white color
2. A black marketer
3. A very costly or troublesome possession
4. A hoarder

Ans:-  c)  A very costly or troublesome possession

26. Choose the correct sentence –

1. The man that said that was a fool.
2. The man who said that was a fool.
3. The man said that was a fool.
4. The man which said that was a fool.

Ans:-  b)  The man who said that was a fool.

27. Choose the correct sentence –

1. A few of the three boys got a prize.
2. Each of the three boys got a prize.
3. Even of the three boys got prize.
4. All of the three boys got a prize.

Ans:-  b)  Each of the three boys got a prize.

28. Choose the correct sentence –

1. I asked Javed had he passed.
2. I asked Javed if you had passed.
3. I asked Javed if he had passed.
4. I asked Javed that had he passed.

Ans:-  c)  I asked Javed if he had passed.

29. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentence. “He had a …. of fever.”

1. severe attack
2. strong attack
3. bad attack
4. serious kind

Ans:-  a)  severe attack

30. What kind of noun is ‘Girl’?

1. Proper
2. Common
3. Collective
4. Material

Ans:-  b)  Common

31.  What kind of noun is ‘Cattle’?

1. Proper
2. Common
3. Collective
4. Material

Ans:-  c)  Collective

32. Who is the author of ‘India Wins Freedom’?

1. Mahatama Gandhi
2. J.L. Nehru
3. Abdul kalam Azad
4. Moulana Akram Khan

Ans:-  c)  Abdul kalam Azad

33. Who is the author of ‘Animal Farm’?

1. Thomas More
2. George Orwel
3. Boris Pasternak
4. Moulana Akram Khan

Ans:-  b)  George Orwel

34. Who is the author of ‘A Farewell to Arms’?

1. H.G. Wells
2. George Orwel
3. Ernest Hemingway
4. Thomas Hardy

Ans:-  c)  Ernest Hemingway.