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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