37th BCS English Questions & Answers with Explanation / English for BCS Examination / BCS Examination Previous Questions and Answers

 37 TH BCS ENGLISH QUESTION

01. Which of the following words is in singular form?

a. formulae

b. agenda

c. oases

d. radius

02. Choose the correct sentence:

a. All of id depending on you

b. All of it are depending on you

c. All of it depends on you

d. All of it are depended on you

03. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” The complex form of the sentence is—

a. Since a stone is rolling, it gathers no moss.

b. Though a stone rolls, it gathers no moss.

c. A stone what rolls gathers no moss.

d. A stone that rolls gathers no moss.

04. A chart was appended to the report. Here ‘appended’ means—

a. changed

b. removed

c. joined

d. shortened

05. The mother sat vigilantly beside the sick baby. Here ‘vigilantly’ is—

a. a noun

b. an adverb

c. an adjective

d. none of these

06. The new offer of job was alluring. Here ‘alluring’ means—

a. unexpected

b. tempting

c. disappointing

d. ordinary

07. “Who planted this tree here?” The correct passive voice of this sentence is—

a. By who the tree was planted here?

b. Who the tree had been planted hereby?

c. The tree was planted here by whom?

d. By whom had the tree been planted here?

08. Frailty, thy name is woman. Here ‘Frailty’ is—

a. A noun

b. An adjective

c. An adverb

d. A verb

09. Education is enlightening. Here ‘enlightening’ is—

a. A gerund

b. A participle

c. An infinitive

d. A finite verb

10. Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence:

The family doesn’t feel ____ going outing this season.

a. in

b. on

c. like

d. of

11. Fill in the blank with appropriate use of tense:

I couldn’t mend the computer myself, so I ___ at a shop.

a. had it mended

b. had it mend

c. did it mend

d. had mended

12. Use the appropriate article:

I saw ___ one-eyed man when I was walking on the road.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article is needed

13. The word ‘Omnivorous’ means:

a. eating all types of food

b. eating only fruits

c. eating only meat

d. eating grass and plants only

14. Complete the following sentence choosing the appropriate option:

It’s raining cats and dogs, so—

a. Watch out for falling animals

b. Make sure you take an umbrella.

c. Keep your pets inside.

d. Keep the windows open.

15. The phrase ‘Achilles’ heel’ means:

a. A strong point

b. A weak point

c. A permanent solution

d. A serious idea

16. He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is—

a. A noun phrase

b. An adjective phrase

c. An infinitive phrase

d. An adverbial phrase

17. This is the book I lost. Here ‘I lost’ is—

a. A noun clause

b. An adverbial clause

c. An adjective clause

d. None of the three

18. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’?

a. Sanction

b. Substitute

c. Stipulation

d. Directive

19. Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn’t usually get up until about:

a. 11 a.m

b. 11 p.m

c. 7 a.m

d. 7 p.m

20. Select the word that is the most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word:

DELETERIOUS

a. toxic

b. spurious

c. harmless

d. lethal

21. “Gerontion” is a poem by—

a. T.S. Eliot

b. W.B. Yeats

c. Mathew Arnold

d. Robert Browning

22. Fill in the blank:

___ is Shakespeare’s last play.

a. As You Like It

b. Macbeth

c. The Tempest

d. Othello

23. Who has written the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?

a. Thomas Gray

b. P.B. Shelley

c. Robert Frost

d. W.B. Yeats

24. Who has written the play ‘Volpone’?

a. John Webster

b. Ben Jonson

c. Christopher Marlowe

d. William Shakespeare

25. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse?

a. Alliterative verse

b. Sonnet form

c. Iambic pentameter

d. Dactylic Hexameter

26. The repetition of beginning consonant sound is known as—

a. personification

b. onomatopoeia

c. alliteration

d. rhyme

27. Which of the following is not a poetic tradition?

a. The Epic

b. The Comic

c. The Occult

d. The Tragic

28. What is the funny poem of five lines called?

a. Quartet

b. Limerick

c. Sixtet

d. Haiku

29. Who wrote “Biographia Literaria”?

a. Lord Byron

b. P.B. Shelley

c. S.T. Coleridge

d. Charles Lamb

30. Robert Browning was a ___ poet. Fill in the gap with the appropriate word.

a. Romantic

b. Victorian

c. Modern

d. Elizabethan

31. Othello gave Desdemona ___ as a token of love:

a. Ring

b. Handkerchief

c. Pendant

d. Bangles

32. P.B. Shelley’s ‘Adonais’ is an elegy on the death of—

a. John Milton

b. S.T. Coleridge

c. John Keats

d. Lord Byron

33. The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as is known as—

a. metaphor

b. simile

c. alliteration

d. personification

34. ‘Restoration period’ in English literature refers to—

a. 1560

b. 1660

c. 1760

d. 1866

35. ‘The Sun Also Rises’ is a novel written by—

a. Charles Dickens

b. Herman Melville

c. Ernest Hemingway

d. Thomas Hardy

37th BCS English Questions

01. Which of the following words is in singular form?

a. formulae

b. agenda

c. oases

d. radius

Ans: d. radius

02. Choose the correct sentence:

a. All of id depending on you

b. All of it are depending on you

c. All of it depends on you

d. All of it are depended on you

Ans: c. All of it depends on you

03. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” The complex form of the sentence is—

a. Since a stone is rolling, it gathers no moss.

b. Though a stone rolls, it gathers no moss.

c. A stone what rolls gathers no moss.

d. A stone that rolls gathers no moss.

Ans: d. A stone that rolls gathers no moss.

04. A chart was appended to the report. Here ‘appended’ means—

a. changed

b. removed

c. joined

d. shortened

Ans: c. joined

05. The mother sat vigilantly beside the sick baby. Here ‘vigilantly’ is—

a. a noun

b. an adverb

c. an adjective

d. none of these

Ans: b. an adverb

06. The new offer of job was alluring. Here ‘alluring’ means—

a. unexpected

b. tempting

c. disappointing

d. ordinary

Ans: b. tempting

07. “Who planted this tree here?” The correct passive voice of this sentence is—

a. By who the tree was planted here?

b. Who the tree had been planted hereby?

c. The tree was planted here by whom?

d. By whom had the tree been planted here?

Ans: a. By who the tree was planted here?

08. Frailty, thy name is woman. Here ‘Frailty’ is—

a. A noun

b. An adjective

c. An adverb

d. A verb

Ans: a. A noun

09. Education is enlightening. Here ‘enlightening’ is—

a. A gerund

b. A participle

c. An infinitive

d. A finite verb

Ans: a. A gerund

10. Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence:

The family doesn’t feel ____ going outing this season.

a. in

b. on

c. like

d. of

Ans: c. like

11. Fill in the blank with appropriate use of tense:

I couldn’t mend the computer myself, so I ___ at a shop.

a. had it mended

b. had it mend

c. did it mend

d. had mended

Ans: a. had it mended

12. Use the appropriate article:

I saw ___ one-eyed man when I was walking on the road.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d. no article is needed

Ans: a. a

13. The word ‘Omnivorous’ means:

a. eating all types of food

b. eating only fruits

c. eating only meat

d. eating grass and plants only

Ans: a. eating all types of food

14. Complete the following sentence choosing the appropriate option:

It’s raining cats and dogs, so—

a. Watch out for falling animals

b. Make sure you take an umbrella.

c. Keep your pets inside.

d. Keep the windows open.

Ans: b. Make sure you take an umbrella.

15. The phrase ‘Achilles’ heel’ means:

a. A strong point

b. A weak point

c. A permanent solution

d. A serious idea

Ans: b. A weak point

16. He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is—

a. A noun phrase

b. An adjective phrase

c. An infinitive phrase

d. An adverbial phrase

Ans: d. An adverbial phrase

17. This is the book I lost. Here ‘I lost’ is—

a. A noun clause

b. An adverbial clause

c. An adjective clause

d. None of the three

Ans: c. An adjective clause

18. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’?

a. Sanction

b. Substitute

c. Stipulation

d. Directive

Ans: c. stipulation

19. Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn’t usually get up until about:

a. 11 a.m

b. 11 p.m

c. 7 a.m

d. 7 p.m

Ans: a. 11 a.m

20. Select the word that is the most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word:

DELETERIOUS

a. toxic

b. spurious

c. harmless

d. lethal

Ans: c. harmless

21. “Gerontion” is a poem by—

a. T.S. Eliot

b. W.B. Yeats

c. Mathew Arnold

d. Robert Browning

Ans: a. T.S. Eliot

22. Fill in the blank:

___ is Shakespeare’s last play.

a. As You Like It

b. Macbeth

c. The Tempest

d. Othello

Ans: c. The Tempest

23. Who has written the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?

a. Thomas Gray

b. P.B. Shelley

c. Robert Frost

d. W.B. Yeats

Ans: a. Thomas Gray

24. Who has written the play ‘Volpone’?

a. John Webster

b. Ben Jonson

c. Christopher Marlowe

d. William Shakespeare

Ans: b. Ben Jonson

25. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse?

a. Alliterative verse

b. Sonnet form

c. Iambic pentameter

d. Dactylic Hexameter

Ans: c. Iambic pentameter

26. The repetition of beginning consonant sound is known as—

a. personification

b. onomatopoeia

c. alliteration

d. rhyme

Ans: c. alliteration

27. Which of the following is not a poetic tradition?

a. The Epic

b. The Comic

c. The Occult

d. The Tragic

Ans: b. The Comic

28. What is the funny poem of five lines called?

a. Quartet

b. Limerick

c. Sixtet

d. Haiku

Ans: b. Limerick

29. Who wrote “Biographia Literaria”?

a. Lord Byron

b. P.B. Shelley

c. S.T. Coleridge

d. Charles Lamb

Ans: c. S.T. Coleridge

30. Robert Browning was a ___ poet. Fill in the gap with the appropriate word.

a. Romantic

b. Victorian

c. Modern

d. Elizabethan

Ans: b. Victorian

31. Othello gave Desdemona ___ as a token of love:

a. Ring

b. Handkerchief

c. Pendant

d. Bangles

Ans: b. Handkerchief

32. P.B. Shelley’s ‘Adonais’ is an elegy on the death of—

a. John Milton

b. S.T. Coleridge

c. John Keats

d. Lord Byron

Ans: c. John Keats

33. The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as is known as—

a. metaphor

b. simile

c. alliteration

d. personification

Ans: b. simile

34. ‘Restoration period’ in English literature refers to—

a. 1560

b. 1660

c. 1760

d. 1866

Ans: b. 1660

35. ‘The Sun Also Rises’ is a novel written by—

a. Charles Dickens

b. Herman Melville

c. Ernest Hemingway

d. Thomas Hardy

Ans: c. Ernest Hemingway

37th BCS English questions with answers

Literature

1. Fill in the blank.”—” is Shakespeare’s last play.

A. As You Life It

B. Macbeth

C. Tempest✓

D. Othello

2. “Gerontion” is a poem by —-

A. T. S. Eliot✓

B. W. B. Yeats

C. Mathew Arnold

D. Robert Browning

3. Who has written the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?

A. Thomas Gray✓

B. P. B Shelley

C. Robert Frost

D. Y. B. Yeats

4. Who has written the play ‘Volpone’?

A. John Webster

B. Ben Jonson✓

C. Christopher Marlowe

D. William Shakespeare

5. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse?

A. Alliterative

B. Sonnet

C. Iambic pentameter✓

D. Dactylic Hexameter

6. The repetition of beginning consonant sound is know as——

A. personification

B. onomatopoeia

C. alliteration✓

D. rhyme

7. Which of the following is not a poetic tradition?

A. The Epic

B. The Comic✓

C. The Occult

D. the Tragic

8. What is a funny poem of five lines called?

A. Quartet

B. Limerick✓

C. Sixtet

D. Haiku

9. Who wrote “Biographia Literaria”?

A. Lord Byron

B. P. B. Shelley

C. S. T. Coleridge✓

D. Charles Lamb

10. Robert Browning was a —-poet. fill in the gap with appropriate word.

A. Romantic

B. Victorian✓

C. Modern

D. Elizathan

11. Othello gave Desdemona—-as a token of love :

A. Ring

B. Handkerchief✓

C. Pendant

D. Bangles

Ans: B

12. P.B. Shelley’s Adonis's’ is an elegy on the death of——

A. John Milton

B. A. T. Coleridge

C. John Keats✓

D. Lord Byron

Ans:C

13. The comparison of unlike things using the words like on as is known to be—–

A. metaphor

B. simile✓

C. alliteration

D. personification

Ans: B

14. ‘Restoration period’ in English literature refers to —–

A. 1560

B. 1660✓

C. 1760

D. 1866

Ans: B

15. ‘The Sun Also Rises’ is a novel written by—–

A. Charles Dickens

B. Hermanne Melville

C. Earnest Hemingway✓

D. Thomas Hardy

Ans: C

16. Cassandra is a night owl, so she doesn’t usually get up until about :

A. 11 a.m✓

B. 11 p.m

C. 7 a.m

D. 7 p.m

Ans: A

Grammar

17. Telephone : Cable : : Radio : ?

A. Microphone

B. Wireless✓

C. Electricity

D. Wire

Ans: B

18. Find out the correct synonym of ‘TENUOUS’—-

A. Vital

B. Thin✓

C. Careful

D. Dangerous

Ans: B

19. If LOYAL is coded as ‘JOWAJ’, then PRONE is coded as —-

A. QRPNF

B. NRMND

C. ORNMG

D. NRMNC✓

Ans: D

20. Which of the following words is in singular form?

A. formulae

B. agenda

C. oases

D. radius✓

Ans: D

21. Choose the correct sentence:

A. All of it depend on you.

B.  All of it are depending on you.

C. All of it depends on you.✓

D. All of it are depended on you.

Ans: C

22. “A rolling stone gathers no moss” The complex form of the sentence is —

A. Since a stone is rolling, it gathers no moss.

B. Though a stone rolls, it gathers no moss.

C. A stone what rolls gathers no moss.

D. A stone that rolls gathers no moss.✓

Ans: D

23. A chart was “appended” to the report. Here ‘appended’ means—-

A. changed

B. removed

C. joined✓

D. shortened

Ans: C

24. The mother sat “vigilantly” beside the sick baby. Here ‘vigilantly’ is——

A. a noun

B. an adverb✓

C. an adjective

D. none of these

Ans: B

25. The new offer of job was “alluring”. Here ‘alluring’ means—–

A. unexpected

B. tempting✓

C. disappointing

D. ordinary

Ans: B

26. “Who planted this tree here”? The correct passive voice of this sentence is—

A. By whom the tree planted here?

B. Who the tree had been planted hereby?

C. The tree was planted here by whom?

D. By whom had the tree been planted here?

Note: By whom was this tree planted here?

27. Fraility the name is women. Here “Frailty”is :

A. A noun

B. An adjective

C. An adverb

D. A verb

Note: No word found Fraility. If word is frailty answer is Noun.

28. Education is “enlightening”. Here ‘enlightening’ is —-:

A. A gerund✓

B. A participle

C. An infinitive

D. A finite verb

29. Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence: The family doesn’t fell—-going outing this season.

A. in

B. on

C. like✓

D. of

30. Fill in the blank with appropriate use of tense: I couldn’t mend the computer my self, so I—-at a shop.

A. had it mended✓

B. had it mend

C. did it mend

D. had mended

31. Use the appropriate article— I saw—one-eyed man when I was walking on the road.

A. a✓

B. an

C. the

D. no article is needed

32. The word ‘omnivorous’ means :

A. eating all types of food✓

B. eating only fruits

C. eating only meat

D. eating grass and plants only

33. Complete the following sentence choosing the appropriate option: It’s raining cats and dogs, so—-

A. Watch out for falling animals.

B. Make sure you take an umbrella.✓

C. Keep your pets inside.

D. Keep the windows open.

34. The phrase ‘Achilles’ heel’ means:

A. A strong point

B. A weak point✓

C. A permanent solution

D. A serious idea

35. He worked “with all sincerity”. the underlined phrase is —-

A. A noun phrase

B. An adjective phrase

C. An infinitive phrase

D. An adverbial phrase✓

36. This is the book “I lost”. Here ‘I lost’ is—-

A. A noun clause

B. An adverbial clause

C. An adjective clause✓

D. None of the three

37. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’:

A. sanction

B. substitute

C. stipulation✓

D. directive

38. Select the word that is the most closely opposite in meaning to the capitalized word : DELETERIOUS

A. toxic

B. spurious

C. harmless✓

D. lethal

39. Which one is correct spelling?

A. Achievment

B. Acheivment

C. Achievement✓

D. Acheivement