BPSC TRE-3 Higher Secondary English — Question Paper with Answers
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- Q1
A comic verse composed in irregular measure is known as ____
- AFable
- BComedy
- CDoggerel
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q2
Spenser's 'Astrophel' is written on the death of __
- AArthur Hallam
- BJohn Dryden
- CShakespeare
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q3
The opposite of Hyperbole is __
- ALitotes
- BOxymoron
- CMetaphor
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q4
"Pineapple of politeness" is an example of
- ATransferred epithet
- BMalapropism
- CAnticlimax
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q5
Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one is known as ____
- AIambic
- BDactylic
- CAnapaestic
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q6
"The Authorised Version of the Bible" was published in ____
- A1612
- B1610
- C1613
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q7
Who defined 'Romanticism' as the "Renaissance of Wonder"?
- AWatts Dunton
- BWalter Pater
- CWordsworth
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q8
Who coined the term 'Curtal Sonnet'?
- AJohn Keats
- BG. M. Hopkins
- CEdmund Spenser
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q9
How many lines are there in Rhyme Royal?
- A6
- B9
- C7
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q10
Who coined the term "The Movement" in 1954?
- AMartin Esslin
- BT. S. Eliot
- CF. R. Leavis
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q11
The term 'intertextuality' is associated with __
- ADerrida
- BLacan
- CJulia Kristeva
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q12
Spenser's 'Shepheardes Calender' was published in ____
- A1579
- B1578
- C1564
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q13
Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
- AVenus and Adonis — Shakespeare
- BAstrophel and Stella — Philip Sidney
- CCenci — William Blake
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q14
Who is known for his 'Amoretti'?
- ASir Philip Sidney
- BEdmund Spenser
- CG. M. Hopkins
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q15
Who among the following is/are cavalier poet/s?
- ARobert Herrick
- BRichard Lovelace
- CJohn Suckling
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q16
'The Lyrical Ballads' closes with ____
- AEducation of Nature
- BKubla Khan
- CTintern Abbey
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q17
Who wrote the poem 'The Fall of Robespierre'?
- AJohn Gibson
- BWordsworth
- CJohn Keats
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q18
How many parts are there in the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'?
- A7
- B9
- C8
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q19
Who has composed the following lines? "God himself is the best poet, And the real is his song"
- ARobert Browning
- BElizabeth Barrett Browning
- CAlfred Tennyson
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q20
Who was "il miglior fabbro" for T. S. Eliot?
- ASamuel Beckett
- BW. B. Yeats
- CEzra Pound
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q21
The line "monuments of unageing intellect" occurs in W. B. Yeats's poem __
- AThe Second Coming
- BLeda and the Swan
- CEaster, 1916
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q22
Who among the following is/are not 'imagist'?
- AT. E. Hulme
- BW. H. Auden
- CW. B. Yeats
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q23
Which of the following authors wrote 'Studies in the History of the Renaissance'?
- AOscar Wilde
- BThomas Carlyle
- CJohn Ruskin
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q24
Whose pseudonym is 'Alpha of the Plough'?
- AA. G. Gardiner
- BRobert Lynd
- CJ. B. Priestley
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q25
Which of the following is/are not correctly matched?
- AMarlowe — Edward II
- BWebster — Richard III
- CThomas Kyd — Henry IV
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q26
Who said, "I prefer to be left alone with my books"?
- AGraham Greene
- BAlison Weir
- CUmberto Eco
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q27
Who is the writer of "The Postcolonial Shakespeare"?
- AHarold Bloom
- BStephen Greenblatt
- CAnia Loomba
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q28
Which of the following works is/are written by Frantz Fanon?
- AThe Wretched of the Earth
- BThe Blind Assassin
- CCat's Eye
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q29
What is the name of the author whose story "Sarrasine" Roland Barthes examines in (S/Z)?
- ATolstoy
- BNabokov
- CMaxim Gorky
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q30
Which of these author - text pairs is correctly matched?
- ASamuel Johnson — Dunciad
- BWilliam Cowper — Mac Flecknoe
- CThomas Paine — The Rivals
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q31
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
- A1837 : Queen Victoria ascends the throne
- B1853 : Repeal of Corn Laws
- C1860 : Outbreak of Crimean War
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q32
Matthew Arnold classified human society into three main classes __
- AUpper, Middle, Lower
- BBarbarians, Philistines, Populace
- CAristocracy, Plutocracy, Workers
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q33
In 'Memorial Verses' Matthew Arnold pays tribute to three great poets __
- AGoethe, Shakespeare, Wordsworth
- BGoethe, Milton, Byron
- CGoethe, Wordsworth, Byron
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q34
John Bunyan's 'The Pilgrim's Progress' was published in __
- A1678
- B1674
- C1666
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q35
Who wrote the novel "The Mill on the Floss"?
- AAnthony Trollope
- BEmily Bronte
- CCharlotte Bronte
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · History of Literature
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q36
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. Reeta comes ______ a family of freedom fighters.
- Aoff
- Bto
- Cround with
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q37
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. The wise men always lay ______ money for their old age.
- Aby
- Bdown
- Cup with
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q38
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. There is no let ______ in heat during April.
- Ainto
- Bin on
- Cup
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q39
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. Always act ______ the advices of your elders.
- Aup
- Bout
- Cfor
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q40
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. There is no cure ______ the AIDS yet.
- Aof
- Bfor
- Cin
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q41
Which one of the following is the antonym of the word 'Acrimony'?
- ABitterness
- BBenevolence
- CInhumanity
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q42
What is synonym of the word 'Endowment'?
- ABenefit
- BBequest
- CDisinherit
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q43
'A mark that can not be erased' is known as _______
- AIndelible
- BDelible
- CInedible
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q44
Choose the suitable option for the expression "that which cannot be repaired"
- AIllegible
- BIntelligible
- CIrreparable
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q45
Uxoricide means _______
- AMurder of one's brother
- BMurder of one's sister
- CMurder of one's wife
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q46
Choose the correct passive voice of this sentence - "Let me write a letter"
- AA letter will be written
- BI will be written a letter
- CA letter is written by me
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q47
Which of the following option/s is/are correct?
- AI, you and he will watch movie tonight.
- BYou, he and I will watch movie tonight
- CHe, I and you will watch movie tonight
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q48
The Judge said to the witness, "Tell the truth." Which one of the following would be the correct indirect narration of the above sentence?
- AThe judge ordered the witness to tell the truth
- BThe judge requested the witness why don't you tell the truth
- CThe judge advised the witness let the truth be told
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q49
Which of the following sentence/s is/are correct?
- AThe could not see neither the sunrise nor the sunset
- BThey could saw neither the sunrise or the sunset
- CThey could see neither the sunrise nor the sunset
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q50
Choose the meaning of the underlined phrase/idiom in the given sentence. His popularity is 'on the wane'.
- AOn the height
- BStand still
- CSpread far and wide
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q51
'Vendetta' means ________
- ABickering
- BSquabble
- CForgiveness
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q52
'A paradise with perfect bliss' is known as _______
- ASanatorium
- BElysium
- CCrematorium
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q53
Choose the correct sentence
- AGandhiji, the father of the nation, was assassinated in 1948
- BGandhiji the father of the nation was, assassinated in 1948
- CGandhiji the father, of the nation, was assassinated, in 1948
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q54
Choose the meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Greek victory over Trojan proved to be 'Pyrrhic Victory'.
- AVictory without any cost
- BVictory at a low cost
- CVictory at a high cost
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q55
Fill in the blank with a suitable word. She always wears ___________ clothes.
- Adescent
- Bdecent
- Cdissent
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q56
Fill in the blank with a suitable word. Children should have _____ for their elders.
- Adeference
- Bdifference
- Cdeferment
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q57
Numismatics is the study of ________.
- Abirds
- Bcrust
- Claw
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q58
Nyctophobia is __
- Afear of nymph
- Bfear of brightness
- Cfear of darkness
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Grammar & Linguistics
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q59
Passage 1 The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lack in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple. A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, cannot afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak. "I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied thousand-fold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life's dream. He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives." Which of the following is the general tendency of critics according to the passage?
- Ato justify their criticism
- Bto find fault in expression
- Cto praise the writers and the reformers
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q60
Passage 1 The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lack in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple. A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, cannot afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak. "I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied thousand-fold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life's dream. He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives." According to the passage, a reformer becomes effective if ________
- Ahe entertains the masses without any moral ideas
- Bhe follows dogmatic conventions
- Che condemns the authenticity of life
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q61
Passage 1 The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lack in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple. A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, cannot afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak. "I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied thousand-fold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life's dream. He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives." The word 'duress' used in the passage means __________.
- Acoercion
- Bconstraint
- Cindependence
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q62
Passage 1 The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lack in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple. A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, cannot afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak. "I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied thousand-fold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life's dream. He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives." What is 'set out' used in the passage?
- Aphrasal verb
- BGerund
- Cparticiple
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q63
Passage 1 The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lack in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple. A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, cannot afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak. "I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied thousand-fold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life's dream. He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives." Choose the verb form of the word 'authenticity' used in the passage.
- AAuthenticate
- BAuthenticated
- CAuthentic
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q64
Passage 2 Cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient; sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use it to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis, they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbour has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumours. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook about access to information. If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors than the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the Northeast or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship. It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as "misrepresenting" the PMO as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief minister of West Bengal, this is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber-world for flexing the wrongheaded is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting. According to the passage, the cyber world is ___________
- Aimmobile
- Bfragile
- Cindocile
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q65
Passage 2 Cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient; sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use it to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis, they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbour has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumours. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook about access to information. If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors than the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the Northeast or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship. It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as "misrepresenting" the PMO as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief minister of West Bengal, this is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber-world for flexing the wrongheaded is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting. The word used in this passage 'spurious' means
- Abona fide
- Bfake
- Cauthentic
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q66
Passage 2 Cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient; sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use it to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis, they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbour has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumours. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook about access to information. If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors than the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the Northeast or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship. It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as "misrepresenting" the PMO as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief minister of West Bengal, this is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber-world for flexing the wrongheaded is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting. The word 'nebulous' used in the passage is ________.
- AAdverb
- BNoun
- CVerb
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q67
Passage 2 Cyber-world is ultimately ungovernable. This is alarming as well as convenient; sometimes, convenient because alarming. Some Indian politicians use it to great advantage. When there is an obvious failure in governance during a crisis, they deflect attention from their own incompetence towards the ungovernable. So, having failed to prevent nervous citizens from fleeing their cities of work by assuring them of proper protection, some national leaders are now busy trying to prove to one another and to panic-prone Indians, that a mischievous neighbour has been using the internet and social networking sites to spread dangerous rumours. And the Centre's automatic reaction is to start blocking these sites and begin elaborate and potentially endless negotiations with Google, Twitter and Facebook about access to information. If this is the official idea of prompt action at a time of crisis among communities, then Indians have more reason to fear their protectors than the nebulous mischief-makers of the cyber-world. Wasting time gathering proof, blocking vaguely suspicious websites, hurling accusations across the border and worrying about bilateral relations are ways of keeping busy with inessentials because one does not quite know what to do about the essentials of a difficult situation. Besides, only a fifth of the 245 websites blocked by the Centre mention the people of the Northeast or the violence in Assam. And if a few morphed images and spurious texts can unsettle an entire nation, then there is something deeply wrong with the nation and with how it is being governed. This is what its leaders should be addressing immediately, rather than making a wrongheaded display of their powers of censorship. It is just as absurd and part of the same syndrome, to try to ban Twitter accounts that parody despatches from the Prime Minister's Office. To describe such forms of humour and dissent as "misrepresenting" the PMO as if Twitterers would take these parodies for genuine despatches from the PMO makes the PMO look more ridiculous than its parodists manage to. With the precedent for such action set recently by the chief minister of West Bengal, this is yet another proof that what Bengal thinks today India will think tomorrow. Using the cyber-world for flexing the wrongheaded is essentially not funny. It might even prove to be quite dangerously distracting. The author warns us against
- Areformer's role
- Bpoliticians campaign
- Cfalse practices by the citizens
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q68
Passage 3 A close look at the facts relating to political interference in administration shows that it is not a one-way process. There is often a nexus between power hungry and corrupt politicians and civil servants with convenient principles. Many civil servants are only too anxious to oblige the politicians and then cash the obligation when they need some special favour. So, the attitude of self-righteousness adopted by the civil service is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others. Every now and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a glorious picture of the heights of administrative efficiency reached during his reign. There is often the suggestion that had there not been so much political interference, things would have been even more fantastic. It is not unusual for the self-styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil servants who are idiots or crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is, unfortunately, developed during the years of service. Self-preservation rather than service is encouraged by our whole system of rules and procedures. The remedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted to civil servants must end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thing that the highest authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an official from one job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the end, the defaulting civil servants gets away and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplinary proceedings, thus making it a paid holiday for him. The result is that the administration has become rule-oriented and not result-oriented. Action is possible against the official who takes some interest in his work, but no action is ever taken against a person who does not deliver the goods. If the country is to adopt a result-oriented approach, it is necessary to link job performance with job retention. The writer refers to a paid holiday to support his argument that
- Adisciplinary action is generally not effective
- Bbureaucrats get extra respect
- Ccivil servants seem to be on holiday even when on duty
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q69
Passage 3 A close look at the facts relating to political interference in administration shows that it is not a one-way process. There is often a nexus between power hungry and corrupt politicians and civil servants with convenient principles. Many civil servants are only too anxious to oblige the politicians and then cash the obligation when they need some special favour. So, the attitude of self-righteousness adopted by the civil service is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others. Every now and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a glorious picture of the heights of administrative efficiency reached during his reign. There is often the suggestion that had there not been so much political interference, things would have been even more fantastic. It is not unusual for the self-styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil servants who are idiots or crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is, unfortunately, developed during the years of service. Self-preservation rather than service is encouraged by our whole system of rules and procedures. The remedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted to civil servants must end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thing that the highest authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an official from one job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the end, the defaulting civil servants gets away and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplinary proceedings, thus making it a paid holiday for him. The result is that the administration has become rule-oriented and not result-oriented. Action is possible against the official who takes some interest in his work, but no action is ever taken against a person who does not deliver the goods. If the country is to adopt a result-oriented approach, it is necessary to link job performance with job retention. The expression 'deliver the goods' means
- Aaccept bribes or other illegal favours
- Bfollow the corrupt politician
- Cshow good job performance
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 3 A close look at the facts relating to political interference in administration shows that it is not a one-way process. There is often a nexus between power hungry and corrupt politicians and civil servants with convenient principles. Many civil servants are only too anxious to oblige the politicians and then cash the obligation when they need some special favour. So, the attitude of self-righteousness adopted by the civil service is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others. Every now and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a glorious picture of the heights of administrative efficiency reached during his reign. There is often the suggestion that had there not been so much political interference, things would have been even more fantastic. It is not unusual for the self-styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil servants who are idiots or crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is, unfortunately, developed during the years of service. Self-preservation rather than service is encouraged by our whole system of rules and procedures. The remedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted to civil servants must end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thing that the highest authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an official from one job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the end, the defaulting civil servants gets away and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplinary proceedings, thus making it a paid holiday for him. The result is that the administration has become rule-oriented and not result-oriented. Action is possible against the official who takes some interest in his work, but no action is ever taken against a person who does not deliver the goods. If the country is to adopt a result-oriented approach, it is necessary to link job performance with job retention. The existing system of administration seems to encourage civil servants
- Ato become self-centred about their own gain
- Bto present a glorious picture of the administration
- Cto work for the haves not
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 3 A close look at the facts relating to political interference in administration shows that it is not a one-way process. There is often a nexus between power hungry and corrupt politicians and civil servants with convenient principles. Many civil servants are only too anxious to oblige the politicians and then cash the obligation when they need some special favour. So, the attitude of self-righteousness adopted by the civil service is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others. Every now and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a glorious picture of the heights of administrative efficiency reached during his reign. There is often the suggestion that had there not been so much political interference, things would have been even more fantastic. It is not unusual for the self-styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil servants who are idiots or crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is, unfortunately, developed during the years of service. Self-preservation rather than service is encouraged by our whole system of rules and procedures. The remedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted to civil servants must end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thing that the highest authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an official from one job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the end, the defaulting civil servants gets away and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplinary proceedings, thus making it a paid holiday for him. The result is that the administration has become rule-oriented and not result-oriented. Action is possible against the official who takes some interest in his work, but no action is ever taken against a person who does not deliver the goods. If the country is to adopt a result-oriented approach, it is necessary to link job performance with job retention. According to the author, the administration is __________
- Aresult oriented
- Brule oriented
- Cneither rule nor result oriented
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 3 A close look at the facts relating to political interference in administration shows that it is not a one-way process. There is often a nexus between power hungry and corrupt politicians and civil servants with convenient principles. Many civil servants are only too anxious to oblige the politicians and then cash the obligation when they need some special favour. So, the attitude of self-righteousness adopted by the civil service is sometimes only a way of covering their own flaws by blaming others. Every now and then some retired civil servants come out with his memoirs, painting a glorious picture of the heights of administrative efficiency reached during his reign. There is often the suggestion that had there not been so much political interference, things would have been even more fantastic. It is not unusual for the self-styled hero to blame not only interfering politicians but also fellow civil servants who are idiots or crooks, for his failures. This attitude of smug self-satisfaction is, unfortunately, developed during the years of service. Self-preservation rather than service is encouraged by our whole system of rules and procedures. The remedy has to be drastic and quickly effective. The over protection now granted to civil servants must end. Today to remove an erring civil servant is just not possible. And the only thing that the highest authority in the Government, both in the State and at the Centre, can do is to transfer an official from one job to another. The rules for taking disciplinary action are so complicated that, in the end, the defaulting civil servants gets away and gets his full emoluments even for the period of the disciplinary proceedings, thus making it a paid holiday for him. The result is that the administration has become rule-oriented and not result-oriented. Action is possible against the official who takes some interest in his work, but no action is ever taken against a person who does not deliver the goods. If the country is to adopt a result-oriented approach, it is necessary to link job performance with job retention. Choose the antonym of the word 'smug' used in the passage.
- Acomplacent
- Bmodest
- Creserved
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: D · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 4 The great fear in Asia a short while ago was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction already taking place in the U.S. as a result of the financial crisis. Stock markets tumbled as exports plunged and economic growth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened and buyers evaporated. But with surprising speed, fear in Asia swung back to greed as the region shows signs of recovery and property and stock prices are soaring in many parts of Asia. Why should this sharp Asian turnaround be greeted with skepticism? Higher asset prices mean households feel wealthier and better able to spend, which could further fuel the region's nascent rebound. But just as easily, Asia could soon find itself saddled with overheated markets similar to the U.S. housing market. In short the world has not changed, it has just moved places. The incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008, policy makers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that there is too much easy money around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. Much of the concern is focused on China, where government stimulus efforts have been large and effective. Money in China has been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery — which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter — has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued the bubbles could only be recognized in hindsight. But investors who have been well schooled in the dangers of bubbles over the past decade are increasingly wary that prices have risen too far and that the slightest bit of negative economic news could knock markets for a loop. These fears are compounded by the possibility that Asia's central bankers will begin taking steps to shut off the money. Rumours that Beijing was on the verge of tightening credit led to Shanghai stocks plunging 5%. Yet many economists believe that "there is close to a zero possibility that the Chinese government will do anything this year that constitutes tightening." And without a major shift in thinking, the easy money conditions will stay in place. In a global economy that has produced more dramatic ups and downs than anyone thought possible over the past two years, Asia may be heading for another disheartening plunge. What does the author want to convey through the phrase "the world has just moved places"?
- AAsian governments are implementing the same economic reforms as the developed countries have done
- BAsian countries don't believe in globalization
- CEconomic reforms have no meaning for them
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
Why this answer? Read the explanation → - Q74
Passage 4 The great fear in Asia a short while ago was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction already taking place in the U.S. as a result of the financial crisis. Stock markets tumbled as exports plunged and economic growth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened and buyers evaporated. But with surprising speed, fear in Asia swung back to greed as the region shows signs of recovery and property and stock prices are soaring in many parts of Asia. Why should this sharp Asian turnaround be greeted with skepticism? Higher asset prices mean households feel wealthier and better able to spend, which could further fuel the region's nascent rebound. But just as easily, Asia could soon find itself saddled with overheated markets similar to the U.S. housing market. In short the world has not changed, it has just moved places. The incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008, policy makers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that there is too much easy money around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. Much of the concern is focused on China, where government stimulus efforts have been large and effective. Money in China has been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery — which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter — has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued the bubbles could only be recognized in hindsight. But investors who have been well schooled in the dangers of bubbles over the past decade are increasingly wary that prices have risen too far and that the slightest bit of negative economic news could knock markets for a loop. These fears are compounded by the possibility that Asia's central bankers will begin taking steps to shut off the money. Rumours that Beijing was on the verge of tightening credit led to Shanghai stocks plunging 5%. Yet many economists believe that "there is close to a zero possibility that the Chinese government will do anything this year that constitutes tightening." And without a major shift in thinking, the easy money conditions will stay in place. In a global economy that has produced more dramatic ups and downs than anyone thought possible over the past two years, Asia may be heading for another disheartening plunge. Which of the following is not synonym of the word 'Skepticism' used in the passage?
- Aincredulity
- Bdistrustfulness
- Ccertitude
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: C · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 4 The great fear in Asia a short while ago was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction already taking place in the U.S. as a result of the financial crisis. Stock markets tumbled as exports plunged and economic growth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened and buyers evaporated. But with surprising speed, fear in Asia swung back to greed as the region shows signs of recovery and property and stock prices are soaring in many parts of Asia. Why should this sharp Asian turnaround be greeted with skepticism? Higher asset prices mean households feel wealthier and better able to spend, which could further fuel the region's nascent rebound. But just as easily, Asia could soon find itself saddled with overheated markets similar to the U.S. housing market. In short the world has not changed, it has just moved places. The incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008, policy makers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that there is too much easy money around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. Much of the concern is focused on China, where government stimulus efforts have been large and effective. Money in China has been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery — which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter — has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued the bubbles could only be recognized in hindsight. But investors who have been well schooled in the dangers of bubbles over the past decade are increasingly wary that prices have risen too far and that the slightest bit of negative economic news could knock markets for a loop. These fears are compounded by the possibility that Asia's central bankers will begin taking steps to shut off the money. Rumours that Beijing was on the verge of tightening credit led to Shanghai stocks plunging 5%. Yet many economists believe that "there is close to a zero possibility that the Chinese government will do anything this year that constitutes tightening." And without a major shift in thinking, the easy money conditions will stay in place. In a global economy that has produced more dramatic ups and downs than anyone thought possible over the past two years, Asia may be heading for another disheartening plunge. What was the rumour in China?
- AChina's GDP is surprisingly strong
- BChina is facing financial crunch
- CThe incipient bubble was the part of government policy
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: B · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 4 The great fear in Asia a short while ago was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction already taking place in the U.S. as a result of the financial crisis. Stock markets tumbled as exports plunged and economic growth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened and buyers evaporated. But with surprising speed, fear in Asia swung back to greed as the region shows signs of recovery and property and stock prices are soaring in many parts of Asia. Why should this sharp Asian turnaround be greeted with skepticism? Higher asset prices mean households feel wealthier and better able to spend, which could further fuel the region's nascent rebound. But just as easily, Asia could soon find itself saddled with overheated markets similar to the U.S. housing market. In short the world has not changed, it has just moved places. The incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008, policy makers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that there is too much easy money around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. Much of the concern is focused on China, where government stimulus efforts have been large and effective. Money in China has been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery — which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter — has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued the bubbles could only be recognized in hindsight. But investors who have been well schooled in the dangers of bubbles over the past decade are increasingly wary that prices have risen too far and that the slightest bit of negative economic news could knock markets for a loop. These fears are compounded by the possibility that Asia's central bankers will begin taking steps to shut off the money. Rumours that Beijing was on the verge of tightening credit led to Shanghai stocks plunging 5%. Yet many economists believe that "there is close to a zero possibility that the Chinese government will do anything this year that constitutes tightening." And without a major shift in thinking, the easy money conditions will stay in place. In a global economy that has produced more dramatic ups and downs than anyone thought possible over the past two years, Asia may be heading for another disheartening plunge. What was the great fear in Asia?
- AAsia would lead the world economy
- BAsia would increase its exim policy
- CAsia would borrow loan from US Federal Bank
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: E · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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Passage 4 The great fear in Asia a short while ago was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction already taking place in the U.S. as a result of the financial crisis. Stock markets tumbled as exports plunged and economic growth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened and buyers evaporated. But with surprising speed, fear in Asia swung back to greed as the region shows signs of recovery and property and stock prices are soaring in many parts of Asia. Why should this sharp Asian turnaround be greeted with skepticism? Higher asset prices mean households feel wealthier and better able to spend, which could further fuel the region's nascent rebound. But just as easily, Asia could soon find itself saddled with overheated markets similar to the U.S. housing market. In short the world has not changed, it has just moved places. The incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008, policy makers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that there is too much easy money around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. Much of the concern is focused on China, where government stimulus efforts have been large and effective. Money in China has been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery — which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter — has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued the bubbles could only be recognized in hindsight. But investors who have been well schooled in the dangers of bubbles over the past decade are increasingly wary that prices have risen too far and that the slightest bit of negative economic news could knock markets for a loop. These fears are compounded by the possibility that Asia's central bankers will begin taking steps to shut off the money. Rumours that Beijing was on the verge of tightening credit led to Shanghai stocks plunging 5%. Yet many economists believe that "there is close to a zero possibility that the Chinese government will do anything this year that constitutes tightening." And without a major shift in thinking, the easy money conditions will stay in place. In a global economy that has produced more dramatic ups and downs than anyone thought possible over the past two years, Asia may be heading for another disheartening plunge. Choose the opposite of the word 'exuberance' used in the passage.
- Alifelessness
- Bvibrancy
- Cvivaciousness
- DMore than one of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से एक से अधिकمذکورہ بالا میں سے ایک سے زیادہ
- ENone of the aboveउपर्युक्त में से कोई नहींمذکورہ بالا میں سے کوئی نہیں
Correct answer: A · Advanced Writing & Comprehension
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