37th BCS questions solution

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

Ans: C

2. “Gerontion” is a poem by —-

A. T. S. Eliot
B. W. B. Yeats
C. Mathew Arnold
D. Robert Browning

Ans: A

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

Ans: A

4. Who has written the play ‘Volpone’?

A. John Webster
B. Ben Jonson
C. Christopher Marlowe
D. William Shakespeare

Ans: B

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

A. Alliterative
B. Sonnet
C. Iambic pentameter
D. Dactylic Hexameter

Ans: C

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

A. personification
B. onomatopoeia
C. alliteration
D. rhyme

Ans: C

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

A. The Epic
B. The Comic
C. The Occult
D. the Tragic

Ans: B

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

A. Quartet
B. Limerick
C. Sixtet
D. Haiku

Ans: B

9. Who wrote “Biographia Literaria”?

A. Lord Byron
B. P. B. Shelley
C. S. T. Coleridge
D. Charles Lamb

Ans: C

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

A. Romantic
B. Victorian
C. Modern
D. Elizathan

Ans: B

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

Answer: A

Ans: B

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

Ans: C

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

Ans: A

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

Ans: A

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

Ans: A

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.

Ans: B

34. The phrase ‘Achilles’ heel’ means:

A. A strong point
B. A weak point
C. A permanent solution
D. A serious idea


Ans: B

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

Ans: D

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

Ans: C

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

A. sanction
B. substitute
C. stipulation
D. directive

Ans: C


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

Ans: C


39. Which one is correct spelling?

A. Achievment
B. Acheivment
C. Achievement
D. Acheivement

Ans: C