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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #101

An Ordinance is ---

A: a book
B: an arms factory
C: a news paper journal
D: a law
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #102

Many companies now have employee assistance programs that enable employees, free of charge, to improve their physical fitness, reduce stress, and learn ways to stop smoking. These programs increase worker productivity, reduce absenteeism and lessen insura

A: Physical fitness programs are often the most popular services offered to employees.
B: Studies have shown that training in stress, management is not effective for many people.
C: Regular exercise reduces people's risk of heart disease and provides them with increased energy
D: Employee assistance programs require companies to hire people to supervise the various programs offered.
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #103

Three score is ---

A: thirty times
B: three hundred times
C: three times twenty
D: more than three
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #104

'Boot leg' means to-

A: distribute
B: export
C: import
D: smuggle
18th BCS Preliminary Test #105

Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the following sentence : Despite the great difference in size,shape and function, all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes.

A: All human cells are the same because the 46 chromosomes govern size, shape and function.
B: Difference in size,shape and function are not very great because all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes.
C: The size,shape and function of human cells are the same, but the 46 chromosomes are different.
D: Although the 46 chromosomes are the same in all human cells, there are difference in the size, shape and function.
15th BCS Preliminary Test #106

People always remember patriots. Which of the following is the best passive form of the above sentence?

A: The patriots will always be remembered by people
B: The patriots are always being remembered
C: People are always remembered by The patriots
D: The patriots are always remembered
17th BCS Preliminary Test #107

The antonym for 'inimical' ---

A: Hostile
B: friendly
C: Indifferent
D: Angry
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15th BCS Preliminary Test #108

What is the synonym of 'incredible'?

A: Unbelievable
B: Unthinkable
C: Unlikely
D: Unthinking
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #109

the sentence with correct punctuations ----

A: Maria, my student, is on leave to-day.
B: Maria my student, is on leave to-day.
C: Maria my student is on leave to-day.
D: Maria my student is, on leave to-day.
16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #110

Shakespeare is known mostly for his---

A: poetry
B: novels
C: autobiography
D: plays
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #111

Browning was the composer of any of the following poems ---

A: Two voices
B: The Scholar Gipsy
C: Andreadel Sarto
D: Oneone
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #112

The synonym of Franchise---

A: Privilege
B: Utility
C: French
D: Frankness
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #113

The right word to fill in the gap of the following sentence --- 'Give her a telephone number to ring --- she gets lost' ---

A: Whether
B: Incase
C: Unless
D: Perhaps
17th BCS Preliminary Test #114

The correct spelling is ---

A: Humourous
B: Humourious
C: Humorous
D: Humorious
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #115

Because she had reputation for---we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so---

A: insolence--irately
B: insouciance--cordially
C: arrogance--disdainfully
D: querulousness--affably
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #116

something that is 'fresh' is something ---

A: recently printed or published
B: in fairly good condition
C: disrespectful
D: pleasant
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #117

Which of the following sentences is correct ?

A: I forbade him from going
B: I forbade him to go
C: I forbade him going
D: I forbade him not to go
17th BCS Preliminary Test #118

when a person says he's all in', it means ---

A: he is very tired
B: He has arrived
C: He has finished packing
D: he has got everything
18th BCS Preliminary Test #119

INFRINGE

A: Transgress
B: Purloin
C: Invade
D: Intrude
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #120

EQUIVOCAL

A: Universal
B: Mistaken
C: Quaint
D: Clear
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #121

A pilgrim is a person who undertakes a journey to a ---

A: holy place
B: a mosque
C: a bazar
D: a new country
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #122

'Bil of fare' is --

A: a chart of bus fare
B: A price list
C: A valuable document
D: A list of dishes at a restaurant
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #123

If a ruby is heated it --- temporarily lose its color.

A: would
B: will
C: does
D: has
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #124

BROCHURE

A: Opening
B: Pamphlet
C: Bureau
D: Censor
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #125

Prices for bicycles can run --- TK. 2,00,00.

A: as high as
B: so high as
C: as high to
D: as high for
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #126

All of the people at the AAME conference are---

A: Mathematic teachers
B: Mathematics teachers
C: Mathematics teacher
D: Mathematic's teachers
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #127

A --- statement is an --- comparison; it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.

A: sarcastic --- unfair
B: metaphorical --- implied
C: sanguine --- inherent
D: blatant --- overt
17th BCS Preliminary Test #128

The correct sentence of the followings ---

A: the Nile is longest river in Africa
B: The Nile is Longest river in the Africa
C: Nile is longest river in Africa
D: The Nile is the longest river in Africa
17th BCS Preliminary Test #129

The opposite word of sluggish ---

A: animated
B: Dull
C: Heavy
D: Slow
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #130

Travellers -- their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Eid holidays.

A: had better to get
B: had to get better
C: had better get
D: had better got
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #131

'Blue chips' are

A: Securities issued by the government
B: Industrial shares considered to be a safe investment
C: Industrial shares considered to be a risky investment
D: Flat plastic countries used as money tokens
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #132

The synonym for 'efface' ---

A: Improve
B: Exhaust
C: Rub out
D: Cut out
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #133

The last word of the proverb, 'Handsome is that handsome' ----

A: works
B: Thinks
C: Says
D: Does
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #134

Any one of the following pairs are literary collaborators ---

A: Eliot and Pound
B: Yeats and Eliot
C: Pope and Dryden
D: Shelly and Keats
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #135

If a man is, 'worth his salt.' he is---

A: a soldier
B: a thirsty man
C: avaluable employee
D: a highly paid worker
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18th BCS Preliminary Test #136

what does the passage mainly discuss ?

A: The old saying,
B: The Roman Empire
C: Salt
D: Ancient Trade
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16th (Special) BCS Preliminary Test (Education) #137

The word 'ecological' is related to----

A: atmosphere
B: pollusion
C: environment
D: demography
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #138

The best passive form of the sentence: 'We don't like idle people' ---

A: We are not liked by idle people.
B: Idle people are not like us.
C: Idle people are not liked by us.
D: Idle people are not of our liking.
17th BCS Preliminary Test #139

'Razzmatazz' means ---

A: A musical instrument
B: A well-planned programme
C: A noisy activity
D: A musical drama
18th BCS Preliminary Test #140

Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the milky-way seemed fairly well-now even its mass and radius have come into----

A: determined --- resolution
B: established --- question
C: ignored --- danger
D: diminished --- disrepute
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #141

'To read between the lines' means ---

A: To read carefully
B: To read only some lines
C: To read quickly to save time
D: To read carefully to find out any hidden meaning
20th BCS Preliminary Test #142

The intellectual can no longer be said to live ---- the margine of society.

A: against
B: beyond
C: inside
D: before
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #143

'Blockbuster' means ----

A: A large solid piece of store
B: A device to cut off a person's head as a punishment
C: Something that makes movement difficult
D: A powerful explosive to demolish buildings
20th BCS Preliminary Test #144

If a substance is cohesive, it tends to ----.

A: retain heat
B: bend without much difficulty
C: stick together
D: break easily
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17th BCS Preliminary Test #145

'Equivocation' means ---

A: a true statement
B: Equal opportunity to get a job
C: Free expression of opinions
D: Two contrary things in the same statement
20th BCS Preliminary Test #146

According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree ---.

A: my education will be employed by the University
B: employment will be given to me by the University
C: the University will employ me
D: I will be employed of the University
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20th BCS Preliminary Test #147

The influence of the technological revolution in --- and --- the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few should worry us all.

A: proliferating --- diminishing
B: undermining --- neutralizing
C: accelerating --- intersifying
D: aggravating --- demolishing
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20th BCS Preliminary Test #148

The word 'dilly dally' means ---

A: to dilute
B: wait impatiently
C: repeat
D: waste time
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20th BCS Preliminary Test #149

He stopped his car ---- when the light turued red.

A: abruptly
B: equitably
C: ambiguously
D: incisively
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20th BCS Preliminary Test #150

The author states that during wartime the regular sources of news present only ---

A: optimistic reports
B: pessimistic reports
C: limited information
D: government propaganda
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