PSC PREVIOUS QUESTION 7

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ENGLISH TEST 7

1.       Choose the synonym of the word “aromatic”
(a)romantic (b)hateful (c)fragrant (d)aesthetic

2.       Write the opposite of “likely to happen”
(a)inflexible (b)inimitable (c)improbable (d)anomalous

3.       Which of the following is in plural form
(a)fungus (b)focus (c)data (d)goose

4.       A stitch in time saves ………..
(a)many (b)some (c)hundred (d)nine

5.       Cub is the young one of …………….
(a)elephant (b)lion (c)deer (d)camel

6.       Which word is wrongly spelt?
(a)omited (b)mutiny (c)obscene (d)plenary

7.       Do not lean ………… the wall
(a)against (b)at (c)on (d)in

8.       “in the doldrums” means
(a)in an excited mood (b)feeling confused (c)unexpectedly (d)feeling depressed

9.       There is an exception …………. every rule.
(a)on (b)in (c)for (d)to

10.   Please don’t applaud ….. the actors are performing
(a)after (b)while (c)before (d)until

11.   Divide the cake ….. six pieces
(a)onto (b)into (c)in (d)on

12.   It is time ……
(a)I went to bed (b)I go to bed (c)I am going to bed (d)I shall go to bed

13.   The feminine gender of fox
(a)mare (b)kitten (c)vixen (d)hen

14.   Ghazni …………. A lot of wealth from India
(a)pilfered (b)stole (c)destroyed (d)plundered

15.   ‘Root out’ means
(a)destroy completely (b)form roots (c)give strong support to (d)search for something

16.   That which can be eaten
(a)inedible (b)potable (c)edible (d)none of these

17.   Government of Gods
(a)democracy (b)patriarchy (c)monocracy (d)theocracy

18.   The commission enquired …… the causes of hooch tragedy
(a)into (b)by (c)for (d)in

19.   The teacher explained to the students the similarities …… the heart and a pump
(a)of (b)between (c)about (d)in

20.   He filled the glass with water to the …….
(a)margin (b)edge (c)brim (d)border

ANSWERS

1.       B

2.       C

3.       C

4.       D

5.       B

6.       A

7.       A

8.       D

9.       D

10.   B

11.   B

12.   A

13.   C

14.   D

15.   A

16.   C

17.   D

18.   A

19.   B

20.   C

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