BCS Question: English -15
The Speaker failed to make the audience ---- to him
patiently. Which of the following is the correct verb from in the blank above?
- To listen b) listening c) listened d) listen
Ans:- d)
listen
My uncle has three sons, ----- work in the same office.
Which of the following is the best form of pronoun in the above sentence?
- All of them b) Who all c) they all d) all of whom
Ans:- d) all of whom
What is the meaning of the word ‘intrepid’?
- Arrogant b) belligerent c) questioning d) fearless
Ans:- d)
fearless
What is the meaning of the expression ‘bottom line’?
- The final step b) The end of the road c) The last line of a book d) The essential point
Ans:- d) The
essential point
The word ‘plurality’ means –
- The letter ‘S’ b) Men and women c) Chaos and confusion d) The holding of more than one office at one time
Ans:- d) The
holding of more than one office at one time
“Bootleg” means to ----.
- Distribute b) export c) import d) smuggle
Ans:- d)
smuggle
‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of ----.
- Adults b) children c) old people d) women
Ans:- b) children
Which of the following is a correct sentence?
- He was too clever not to miss the point b) He was so clever to miss the point c) He was too clever to miss the point d) He was clever to grasp the point
Ans:- c) He was too clever to miss the point
The ‘Poet Laureate’ is –
- The best poet of the country c) a winner of the Noble Prize in poetry
- the court poet of England d) a classical poet
Ans:- b) the court poet of England
Which of the flowing school of literary writings is
connected with a medical theory?
- Comedy of Manners b) Theater of the Absurd c) Heroic Tragedy d) Comedy of Humours
Ans:- d)
Comedy of Humours
Who of the following was both a poet and painter?
- Keats b) Donne c) Blake d) Spenser
Ans:- c)
Blake
Are you doing anything special------ the week-end?
- In b) for c) on d) at
Ans:- d) at
What is the synonym of ‘Incredible’?
- Unbelievable b) Unthinkable c) Unlikely d) Unthinking
Ans:- a) Unbelievable
What is the antonym of ‘Famous’?
- Opaque b) Illiterate c) Obscure d) Immature
Ans:- c) Obscure
‘Plebiscite’ is a term related to –
- Medicine b) Technology c) Law d) Politics
Ans:- d) Politics
People always remember patriots. Which of the following is
the best Passive from of the above sentence?
- The patriots will always be remembered by people.
- The patriots are always being remembered.
- People are always remembered by the patriots.
- The patriots are always remembered by the people.
Ans:- d) The
patriots are always remembered by the people.
Who wrote ‘Beauty is truth’ truth is beauty?
- Shakespeare b) Wordsworth c) Keats d) Eliot
Ans:- c) Keats
Which of the following ages in literary history is the
latest?
- The Augustan Age b) The Victorian Age c) The Georgian Age d) The Restoration Age
Ans:- c)
The Georgian Age
Many islands make up –
- an isles b) an archipelago c) a peninsula d) a continent
Ans:- b) an archipelago
The first English Dictionary was compiled by –
- Izaak Walton b) Samuel Johnson c) Samuel Butler d) Sir Thomas Browne
Ans:- b) Samuel Johnson