24th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation / English for BCS Examination / BCS Examination Previous Questions and Answers

English Language Questions (24th BCS)

31. The ministers arrived __ a decision last night.

a) on

b) at

c) by

d) to

✅ Correct answer: b) at

66. ‘SAPTA’ stands for:

a) South Asian Preferential Trade Association

b) SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement

c) South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement

d) South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement

✅ Correct answer: c) South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement

70. Select similar to: Handy

a) convenient to handle or use

b) necessary

c) useful

d) comfortable

✅ Correct answer: c) useful

71. Choose the correct meaning of the following word: Gullible

a) foolish

b) willing to believe anything or anyone

c) simple

d) easily deceived

✅ Correct answer: b) willing to believe anything or anyone

72. Similar relationship expressed in the pair: Conscious – Careless

a) Generous – Unkind

b) Well-informed – Knowing little

c) Careful – Indifferent

d) Graceful – Ugly

✅ Correct answer: c) Careful – Indifferent

73. Select not similar word to given word: Viable

a) that can be done

b) possible

c) that will work

d) capable

✅ Correct answer: c) that will work

74. She is beautiful but she is __________ her mother.

a) as beautiful

b) not so beautiful as

c) most beautiful

d) less beautiful

✅ Correct answer: b) not so beautiful as

75. The Second World War broke __ in September, 1939.

a) out

b) in

c) away

d) through

✅ Correct answer: a) out

76. The government gave __ the demands of the people.

a) in

b) to

c) over to

d) into

✅ Correct answer: a) in

77. I thought that __ was the last one.

a) the prettiest one of all

b) the most prettiest of all

c) prettiest one of all

d) the prettiest one from all

✅ Correct answer: a) the prettiest one of all

78. I don’t think you will have any difficulty __ a driving license.

a) for getting

b) get

c) to get

d) in getting

✅ Correct answer: c) to get

79. Please __ the necessity of arriving early.

a) emphasise to

b) emphasise about

c) emphasise

d) emphasise on

✅ Correct answer: d) emphasise on

80. At least one of the students __ full marks every time.

a) gets

b) have got

c) are getting

d) get

✅ Correct answer: a) gets

81. My wife reminded me __.

a) to go my appointment

b) to my appointment

c) my appointment

d) of my appointment

✅ Correct answer: d) of my appointment

82. The team is __ eleven players.

a) made

b) made of

c) made up of

d) made up

✅ Correct answer: c) made up of

83. We need two hundred dollars __ this to pay for everything.

a) beside

b) besides

c) as well

d) also

✅ Correct answer: b) besides

84. My friend always goes home __ foot.

a) on a

b) on

c) with

d) by

✅ Correct answer: b) on

85. In order to improve farming methods, we need __.

a) machinery

b) machine

c) machineries

d) a machinery

✅ Correct answer: a) machinery

86. My uncle arrived while I __ the dinner.

a) had cooked

b) cook

c) was cooking

d) would cook

✅ Correct answer: c) was cooking

87. I decided to go __ with my friend as I needed some exercise.

a) walk

b) to a walk

c) for a walk

d) for a walking

✅ Correct answer: c) for a walk

88. Choose the correct alternative: I don’t mind __ with the cooking but I am not going to wash the dishes.

a) help

b) helping

c) for helping

d) to held

✅ Correct answer: b) helping