PSC General English Question Bank Part 5

PSC General English Question Bank Part 5

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• 81. He said, “What a beautiful Scene!” Change into indirect speech
• A) He said that what a beautiful scene it was
  B) He wondered that it was a beautiful scene
  C) He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it was
  D) He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 82. Choose the incorrect sentence:
• A) Politics is a dirty game
  B) Twenty miles is a long distance
  C) She did nothing but sang
  D) His father is an S.D.O.
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 83. One who thinks that human nature is essentially evil
• A) Agnostic
  B) Cynic
  C) Septic
  D) Misogynist
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 84. Jacob together with his children ......... gone for picnic
• A) has
  B) have
  C) are
  D) had
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 85. To haul over the coal means
• A) to walk over the fire
  B) to burn
  C) to put to task
  D) to throw into the burn
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 86. Antonym of the word boring
• A) irksome
  B) tedious
  C) amusing
  D) rival
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 87. All creatures breathe. Here breathe is a/ an ........
• A) noun
  B) adjective
  C) verb
  D) adverb
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 88. A habit ...........
• A) develops
  B) occurs
  C) comes up
  D) forms
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 89. Pick out the collective noun in the following sentence. The police have caught the thief
• A) the police
  B) catch
  C) thief
  D) none of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 90. Nom de plume means
• A) blind name
  B) pen name
  C) a bird
  D) a figure of speech
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 91. Find out the wrongly spelt word.
• A) Restaurent
  B) Dilemma
  C) Grammar
  D) Quorum
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 92. A polytheist is one who believes in
• A) only one god
  B) in no god at all
  C) in many gods
  D) in one or two gods
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 93. A ...... statement is an implied comparison.
• A) metaphorical
  B) plain
  C) euphemistic
  D) categorical
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 94. The policeman asked me where .......
• A) I am going
  B) I was going
  C) am I going
  D) was I going
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 95. He has been working here ........ 1990
• A) from
  B) since
  C) till
  D) before
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 96. Everyone is liable to make mistakes, .........?
• A) weren’t they
  B) don’t they
  C) isn’t it
  D) aren’t they
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 97. Time once sold cannot be ..........
• A) recovered
  B) gained
  C) recalled
  D) remunerated
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 98. Which of the following is correct?
• A) Bread is made from wheat
  B) A bread is made from wheat
  C) The bread is made from wheat
  D) Breads are made from wheat
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 99. Would you mind waiting for ....... minutes?
• A) a few
  B) a little
  C) few
  D) little
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 100. E-mail is a relatively new ...... of communication
• A) mean
  B) means
  C) meaning
  D) meanings
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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