Exam on BCS Previous Questions

1. Choose the synonym for ‘fright’:

(a) placidity 
(b) composure 
(c) apprehension 
(d) equanimity

2. ‘After lunch we went on a leisurely stroll’. Here “Leisurely” is a/an:

(a) adverb 
(b) adjective 
(c) noun 
(d) conjunction

3. The novel ‘Wuthering Heights’ was penned by the author under the penname:

(a) Ellise Bellet 
(b) Ellis Belle 
(c) Ellis Bell 
(d) Una Elis

4. Doctor Faustus is—-

A. a comedy
B. a tragedy
C. a historical novel
D. an absorb play

5. She succeeded ____ her good work.

A. because
B. since
C. because of
D. as

6. Choose the correct sentence.

A. He resembles like his father
B. He resembles with his father
C. He resembles his father
D. He resembles similar to his father.

7. ‘Lord of the Flies’ was written by___

A. William Shakespeare
B. William Wordsworth
C. William Golding
D. T. S Eliot

8. Choose the correct spelling.

A. Repeatition
B. Repeatation
C. Repetition
D. Ripitetion

9.

(a) Adjective
(b) Adverb
(c) Verb
(d) Noun

10. ‘The river flows past the village.’ Here ‘past’ is a/an-

A. noun  
B. verb 
 C. adverb
  D. preposition

11. ‘Ihana sleeps only for four hours a night.’ In this sentence the verb ‘sleeps’ is___.

A. causative  
B. intransitive 
 C. transitive 
 D. factitive

12. ‘He started teaching Hamlet’. Here ‘teaching’ is a/an___.

A. participle 
 B. infinitive 
 C. verbal noun 
 D. gerund

13. Select the synonym for ‘inclement’:

A. affable  
B. mild  
C. rough 
 D. genial

14. Which sentence is correct?

A. One of my sisters are a nurse.  
B. One of my sister is a nurse.
C. One of my sisters is a nurse. 
  D. One of my sister’s are a nurse.

15. Choose the antonym of ‘controversy’.

A. contention  
B. bickering  
C. unanimity  
D. dispute

16. ‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend.’ This extract is taken from Shakespeare’s play____.

A. Macbeth  
B. King Lear  
C. Measure for Measure 
 D. Hamlet

17. ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths: The valiant never taste of death but once’. In which play of Shakespeare do you find this quote?

A. Julius Caesar 
 B. Romeo and Juliet 
 C. The Tempest  
D. Twelfth Night

18. ‘Plagiarism means____.

A. the act of using someone else’s idea as one’s own.
B. the act of planning everything beforehand.
C. the act of playing a musical instrument.
D. the art of dealing with forgery.

19. Which event influenced the literature of the Romantic period?

A. French Revolution
B. Industrial Revolution
C. Russian Revolution
D. Hundred Year’s War

20.

A. Somerset Maugham
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. D.H. Lawrence
D. Jane Austen

21. She insisted on____ leaving the house.

A. he
B. him
C. himself
D. his

22. Put the right word in the blank. “He reached the____ of his literary career.

A. abattoir
B. acme
C. admonish
D. abdicate

23. What is the plural form of ‘sheep’?

a. sheeps
b. sheep
c. sheepes
d. sheepses

24. Hasan has read most of the —- of Shakespeare:

a) poem
b) play
c) drama
d) works

25. Complete the sentence: If I were you, I —- take the money:

a) shall
b) will
c) would
d) may

26.

a. adjective phrase
b. noun phrase
c. adverb phrase
d. conjunctional phrase

27. ‘Who’s that?’ In this sentence ‘that’ is a/an-

a. pronoun
b. conjunction
c. adjective
d. adverb

28. ‘I will not let you go’. In this sentence ‘go’ is a/an-

a. infinitive
b. gerund
c. participle
d. verbal noun

29. When Ushashi entered____ the room everybody stopped talking.

a. into
b. in
c. to
d. no preposition required

30. Who is not a romantic poet?

a. P.B Shelley
b. S.T. Coleridge
c. John Keats
d. T.S Eliot

31. ‘Pip’ is the protagonist in Charles Dickens’ novel-

a. A Christiams Carol
b. A Tale of Two Cities
c. Oliver Twist
d. Great Expectations

32. Cricket is a kind of play. It is also a kind of-

A. food
B. bird
C. flower
D. insect

33.

a. Gerund
b. adverb
c. preposition
d. participle

34.

a. preposition
b. adverb
c. noun
d. conjunction

35. ‘Strike while the iron is hot’ is an example of –

a) Noun clause
b) Adjective clause
c) Adverbial clause
d) Subordinate clause

36. The play `The Spanish Tragedy’ is written by –

a) Thomas Kyd
b) Christopher Marlowe
c) Shakespeare
d) Ben Jonson

37. The “Climax” of a plot is what happens-

(a) in the beginning
(b) at the end
(c) at the height
(d) in the confrontation

38.

(a) Adverb
(b) Adjective
(c) Noun
d) Verb

39. Call to mind means –

(a) fantasize
(b) attend
(c) remember
(d) request

40. Choose the meaning of the given expression: “No news is good news”

A) It is likely that we expect bad news
B) It is likely to have bad news
C) It is likely that nothing bad has happened
D) It is unlikely that another bad has happened

41. Which sentence is correct?

A) This is an unique case
B) This is a unique case
C) This is a very unique case
D) This is the must unique case

42. Which of the following sentences is the correct one?

A) Paper is made of wood
B) Paper is made from wood
C) Paper is made by wood
D) Paper is made on wood

43. ‘Bootleg’ means to–––

A. distribute
B. export
C. import
D. smuggle

44. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of–––

A. Adults
B. Children
C. Old people
D. Women

45. The first English dictionary was completed by–––

A. Iazak Walton
B. Samuel Johnson
C. Samuel Butler
D. Sir Thomas Browne

46. Can you tell me where——? –––Which of the following is the best clause in the above sentence?

A. does Mr. Ali live
B. Mr. Ali does live
C. Mr. Ali lives
D. lives Mr. Ali

47. Dog days means:

A. a period of being carefree
B. a period of having youthful flings
C. a period of misfortune
D. hot weather

48. How many eggs have your hens–––this month? –––Which of the following words best completes the above sentence?

A. lain
B. laid
C. lay
D. lied

49. It’s time (you realize) your mistakes. ¬–Which of the following clause does best fit in the above sentence?

A. you realized
B. that you realized
C. you would realize
D. you have realized

50. 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