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BCS Question

13^Th BCS

1. Select the answer of the word ‘stagflagation’.

(a) controlled prices  (b) economic slow down  (c) a disintegrating government  (d) cultural dullness

2. What is the meaning of the word ‘scuttle’?

(a) to tease  (b) abandon (c) pile up  (d) gossip

3. What is the meaning of the word ‘stanch’?

(a) to reinforce  (b) be weak (c) smooth out  (d) put an end to

4. What is the meaning of the word ‘belated’?   

(a) complaining  (b) offhand (c) weak  (d) tardy

5. What is the meaning of the word ‘sequence’?

(a) to follow  (b) round up (c) withdraw  (d) question closely

6. What is the meaning of the word ‘euphemism’?

(a) vague idea  (b) verbal play  (c) in offensive expression  (d) wise saying

7. The Rainbow is --------

(a)  a poem by Wordsworth  (b) a short story by somerset Maugham  (c) a novel by D. H. Lawrence  (d) a verse by Colerdige

8. ‘Tom Jones’ by Henry Fielding was first published in --------

(a) the 1^st half of 19 century  (b) the 2^nd half of the 19 century  (c) the 1^st half of 18 century  (d) the 2^nd half of 18 century

9. The literary work ‘Kubla Khan’ is --------

(a) a history by Vincent Smith  (b) a verse by Coleridge  (c) a drama by Oscar Wilde  (d) a short story by Somerset Maugham

10. What was the real name of the great American short story writer, O’ Henry?

(a) Samuel L Clemens  (b) Willina Sydney Poerter  (c) Fitz-James O’ Brien (d) William Huntigton Wright

11. T.S. Eliot was born in ---------

(a) Ireland (b) England (c) Wales  (d) USA

12. Anything ‘pernicious’ tends to injure of destroy. Something which has no such harmful effect is -------

(a) innocuous  (b) innocent  (c) immaculate  (d) salutary

13. Do not worry, English grammar is not ------to understand. -------Which of the following does best fit in the blank space?

(a) so difficult  (b) very difficult  (c) too difficult  (d) difficult enough

14. We (not have) a holiday since the beginning of the year. -------Which of the following verb forms does best complete the above sentence?

(a) did not have  (b) have not had (c) are not having  (d) had not had

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

(a) would handle  (b) will handle  (c) handled  (d) would have handled

16. It’s time (you, realize) your mistakes. ------Which of the following clauses does not best fit in the above sentence?

(a) you realized  (b) that you realize  (c) you would realize  (d) you have realized

17. We have recently entered -------an agreement with the Inland Co-operative Society.  ------ Which of the following does best fit in the blank space?

(a) no preposition  (b) upon  (c) in  (d) into

18. The boy from the village said, “I -----starves than beg.” ------Which of the following does best complete the above sentence?

(a) better  (b) rather  (c) would rather  (d) would better

19. It is too difficult to ‘tolerate’ bad temper for long. -------Which of the following phrases does best replace ‘tolerate’ in the above sentence?

(a) cope up with  (b) put up with  (c) stand up for  (d) pull on with

20. I have never seen such a slow coach like you, this small work has taken you three full months.

(a) an irresponsible  person (b) a careless person  (c) a unthoughtful person  (d) a very lazy person

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