18th BCS questions solution

18th BCS English questions solution

Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold. Rome's major highway was called the via salaria, that is the Salt Road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soliders to buy salt. The old saying‘worth their salt'. Which means to be valuable derives from the custom of payment during the Empire.

Questions 1 to 4 refers to the above passage:

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The old saying,‘ worth their salt'
B. The Roman Empire
C. Salt
D. Ancient Trade

Answer: C

2. According to the passage salt flats were located in_
A. Rome
B. Tiber
C. Ostia
D. The Salt Road

Answer: B

3. Salarium is a Latin word that means_
A. Salt
B. Salary
C. Soldiers
D. The Salt Road

Answer: B

4. If a man is,‘ worth their salt'. He is_
A. A soldier
B. A thirsty man
C. A valuable employee
D. A highly paid worker

Answer: D

5. Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the following sentence: Despite the great difference in size, shape and function, all human cells have same 46 chromosomes.

A. All human cells are the same because the 46 chromosomes govern size, shape and function.
B. Difference in size, shape and function are not very great because all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes.
C. The size, shape and function of human cells are the same, but the 46 chromosomes are different.
D. Although the 46 chromosomes are the same in all human cells, there are difference in size, shape and function.

Answer: D

6. INFRINGE means_
A. Transgress
B. Purloin
D. Invade
D. Intrude

Answer : A

7. BROCHURE means_
A. Opening
B. Pamphlet
C. Bureau
D. censor

Answer : B

8. EQUIVOCAL means_
A. Universal
B. Mistaken
C. Quaint
D. Clear

Answer : B

9. ILLUSIVE means_
A. Not deceptive
B. Not certain
C. Not obvious
D. Not coherent

Answer : B

In the following three(10 to 12) questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair: 

10. CARPENTER : SAW
A. stenographer : typewriter
B. painter : brush
C. lawyer : brief
D. seamstress : scissors

Answer : D

11. FIRE : ASHES
A. Accident : delay
B. Water : waves
C. Event : memories
D. Wood : splinters

Answer : C

12. STARE : GLANCE
A. gulp : sip
D. confide : tell
C. scorn : admire
D. participate : observe

Answer : A

13. Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the Milky-Way seemed fairly well ---now even its mass and radius have come into __.
A. determined __ resolution
B. established __ question
C. ignored __ danger
D. diminished __ disrepute

Answer : B

14. Because she had a reputation for ---we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so --
A. insolence-irately
B. insouciance-cordially
C. arrogance-disdainfully
D. querulousness – affably

Answer : D

15. A ---statement is an ---comparison;it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.
A. sarcastic-unfair
B. metaphorical-implied
C. sanguine-inherent
D. blatant-overt

Answer : D

Choose the word or phrase that best fill the blank space to complete the sentences: 

16. If a ruby is heated it ---temporarily loose its color.
A. would
B. will
C. does
D. has

Answer : B

17. All of the people at the NAM conference are __.
A. Mathematic teachers
B. Mathematics teachers
C. Mathematics teacher
D. Mathematic’s teachers

Answer : B

18. Almost everyone fails __ on the first try.
A. in passing his driver’s test
B. to his driver’s test
C. to have passed his driver’s test
D. passing his driver’s test

Answer : C

19. Price for bicycles can run ---T.k 2,000.00
A. as high as
B. so high as
C. as high to
D. as high for

Answer : A

20. Travellers--- their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Eid holidays.

A. had better to get
B. had to get better
C. had better get
D. had better got

Answer: C

21. A seventeen year old is not ---to vote an election.
A. old enough
B. as old enough
C. old enough
D. enough old as

Answer : A

Many companies now have employee assistance programs that enable employees, free of charge, to improve their physical fitness, reduce stress, and learn ways to stop smoking.  These programs increase worker productivity, reduce absenteeism and lessen insurance costs for employee health care, therefore, these programs benefit the company as well as the employee.

22. Which of the following, if true, most significantly strengthens the conclusion above?

A. Physical fitness programs are often the most popular services offered to employees.
B. Studies have shown that training in stress, management is not effective for many people.
C. Regular exercise reduces people's risk of heart disease and provides them with increased energy.
D. Employee assistance programs require companies to hire people to supervise the various programs offered.

Answer: A