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13th BCS Preliminary Test #51

The boy from the village said, "I- starve than beg."- Which of the following bestcompletes the above sentence ?

A: better
B: rather
C: would rather
D: would better
13th BCS Preliminary Test #52

I have never seen such a slow coach like you, this small work has taken you three full months.-What does the idiom' a slow coach' mean?

A: an irresponsidle person
B: a careless person
C: an unthoughtful person
D: a very lazy person
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13th BCS Preliminary Test #53

Anything 'Pernicious' tends to injure or destroy. Something which has no such harmful effect is-

A: innocuous
B: innocent
C: immaculate
D: salutary
13th BCS Preliminary Test #54

T. S Eliot was born in-

A: Ireland
B: England
C: Wales
D: USA
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12th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Police) #55

Who is the most famous satirist in English literature?

A: Alexander Pope
B: Jonathan Swift
C: William Wordsworth
D: Bulter
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #56

A speech full of too many word is-

A: A big speech
B: Maiden speech
C: An unimportant speech
D: A verbose speech
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14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #57

What kind of man is quite the opposite type of 'supercilious'?

A: Affable
B: Haughty
C: Disdainful
D: Wicked
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13th BCS Preliminary Test #58

It`s time (you realize) your mistakes. Which of the following clause best fits in the above sentence ?

A: you realized
B: that you realize
C: you would realize
D: you have realized
13th BCS Preliminary Test #59

If I were you, I (handle) the situation more carefully. -Which of the following verb forms best completes the above sentence ?

A: would handle
B: will handle
C: handle
D: would have handled
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #60

The walls of our house have been painted-green. -which of the correct preposition in the blank above?

A: no preposition
B: by
C: in
D: with
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #61

How many eggs have your hens-this month? -which of the following words best completes the above sentence?

A: lain
B: laid
C: lay
D: lied
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #62

The invention of computer has "turned over a new leaf" in the history of modern technology. -Which of the following is nearest in meaning to the italicized idiom above?

A: created a new history
B: began a new civiliztion
C: opened a new chapter
D: created a sensation
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14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #63

One who unduly forwards in rendering services for others is not generally liked in society. -which of the following words represents truely the character of the person mentioned above?

A: benevolent
B: official
C: officious
D: bureaucratic
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14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #64

Now-a-days many villages are lit --- electricity. -Which is the correct preposition in the above blank?

A: with
B: by
C: from
D: on
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #65

You should "show good manners" in the company of young ladies. -Which is the appropriate phrase for the quotation expression above?

A: behave gently
B: practise manners
C: behave yourself
D: do not talk rudely
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14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #66

The second anniversary celebration of our college will be held on December 15. -Which of the following is the correct phrase for 'will be held' above?

A: takes off
B: comes off
C: will bring about
D: will come round
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14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #67

Dog days means-

A: a period of being carefree
B: a period of having youthful flings
C: a period of misfortune
D: hot weather
15th BCS Preliminary Test #68

The speaker failed to make the audience-to him patiently. -Which of the following is the correct verb form in the blank above

A: to listen
B: listening
C: listened
D: listen
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #69

Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cold blood. -what does the italicized idiom above mean?

A: in cool brain and calculated thought
B: so patiently and thoughtfully
C: so impatiently and thoughtlessly
D: stirred by sudden emotion
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14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #70

The condition of most slum dwellers is "so miserable that it cannot be described in words". -Which is the best phrase for the quotation expression above?

A: beggars description
B: cuts to the quick
C: boils down to this
D: keeps open house
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #71

My uncle has three sons,-----work in the same office. Which of the following is the best form of pronoun in the above sentence?

A: All of them
B: Who all
C: they all
D: All of whom
15th BCS Preliminary Test #72

Which of the following ages in literary history is the latest?

A: The Augustan Age
B: The Victorian Age
C: The Georgian Age
D: The Restoration Age
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #73

What is the meaning of the expression 'bottom line'?

A: The final step
B: The end of a road
C: The last line of a book
D: The essential point
15th BCS Preliminary Test #74

'Paediatric' relates to the treatment of-

A: Adults
B: Children
C: Old people
D: Women
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #75

Trying unitedly we were able to have our project approved against strong oppositions. -Which of the following says nearly the same as 'against' above?

A: in the wake of
B: in the guise of
C: in the plea of
D: in the teeth of
15th BCS Preliminary Test #76

What is the meaning of the word 'intrepid'?

A: arrogant
B: belligerent
C: questioning
D: fearless
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #77

Who of the following was both a poet and painter?

A: Keats
B: Donne
C: Blake
D: Spenser
15th BCS Preliminary Test #78

Which of the following school of literary writings is connected with a medical theory?

A: Comedy of Manners
B: Theater of the Absurd
C: Heroic Tragedy
D: Comedy of Humours
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #79

What is the meaning of the idiom 'a round dozen'?

A: a little less than a dozen
B: a little more than a dozen
C: a full dozen
D: round about a dozen
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #80

Which of the following is a correct sentence?

A: He was too clever not to miss the point
B: He was to clever to miss the point
C: He was too clever to miss the point
D: He was too clever to grasp the point
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #81

'Paradise Lost' attempted to-

A: Justify the ways of man to God
B: Justify the ways of God to man
C: Show that the Satan and God have equal power
D: Explain why good and evil are necessary
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #82

Are you doing anything special-the weekend? -fill in the gap with appropriate preposition.

A: in
B: for
C: on
D: at
15th BCS Preliminary Test #83

'plebiscite' is a term related to-

A: Medicine
B: Technlogy
C: Law
D: Politics
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #84

Who wrote 'beauty is truth, truth is beauty'?

A: Shakespeare
B: Wordsworth
C: Keats
D: Eliot
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #85

The 'Poet Laureate' is-

A: the best poet of the country
B: a winner of the Noble Prize in poetry
C: the Court Poet of England
D: a classical poet
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #86

What is the meaning of 'Soft Soap'?

A: Flatter for self motives
B: To speak ill of others
C: To speak high of others
D: To recognise other's good deeds
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #87

People who assume that no evil can befall them are foolishly-

A: ardent
B: complacent
C: confident
D: apprehensive
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #88

What is the antonym of 'famous'?

A: Opaque
B: llliterate
C: Obscure
D: Immature
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #89

Many islands make up-

A: an isles
B: an archipelago
C: a peninsula
D: a continent
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #90

Which of the following sentences is a correct proverd ?

A: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
B: Fools rush in where an angel fears to tread
C: A fool rushes in where an angel fears to tread
D: Fools rush in where the angels fear to tread
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #91

Can you tell me where-----? -Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence?

A: does Mr. Ali live
B: Mr. Ali does live
C: Mr. Ali lives
D: lives Mr. Ali
14th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #92

What is the full name of the great American short story writer O'Henry?

A: Walt Whitman
B: William Sydney Porter
C: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
D: Mark Twain
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #93

In which century was the Victorian period?

A: 17th century
B: 18th century
C: 19th century
D: 20th century
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #94

The correct passive of 'Sheila was writing a letter' is-

A: A letter was writing by Sheila
B: A letter was being writing by Sheila
C: A letter was being written by Sheila
D: A letter was been written by Sheila
16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #95

Something which is obnoxious means that it is ---

A: very dangerous
B: very pleasant
C: very ugly
D: very unpleasent
16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #96

A person who writes about his own life writes ---

A: a chronicle
B: an autobiography
C: a diary
D: a biography
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #97

A fantasy is ---

A: an imaginary story
B: a funny film
C: a histroy record
D: a real life event
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #98

The word 'plurality' means-

A: The letter 'S'
B: Men and women
C: Chaos and confusion
D: The holding of more than one office at a time
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #99

The first English dictionary was compiled by-

A: Iazak Walton
B: Samuel Johnson
C: Samuel Butler
D: Sir Thomas Browne
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #100

The word 'imbibe' means ---

A: to learn
B: to listen
C: to drink
D: to qcquire
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