20th BCS questions solution

20th BCS English questions and answer

Rumor is the most primitive way of spreading stories- by passing by some children them on from mouth to mouth. But civilized countries in normal times have better sources of news than rumor. They have radio, television and newspapers. In times of stress and confusion, however, rumor emerges and becomes rife. At such times different kinds of news are in competition: the press, television and radio versus the grape vine. Especially do rumors spread when war requires censorship on many important matters. The customary news sources no longer give out enough information.a Since the people cannot learn through legitimate channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up 'news' wherever they can and when this happens, rumor thrives. Rumors are often repeated even by those whom do not believe the tales. There is a fascination about them. The reason is that the cleverly designed rumor gives expression to something deep in the hearts of the victinms- the fears, suspicions, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to voice directly. Pessimistic rumors about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are worried and arodous. Optimistic rumors about record production or peace soon coming paint to complacence or confidence- and often to overconfidence.

1. The author is mainly concerned with__
A. the nature of rumor
B. the fascination of rumors
C. rumors as primitive man's newspaper
D. the breeding places of rumors

Answer: A

2. The author suggests that rumors usually__
A. alarm their hearers
B. are hardly in their growth
C. are disheartening
D. can be suppressed by censorship

Answer: B

3. The author states that during wartime the regular sources of news present only__
A. optimistic reports
B. pessimistic reports
C. limited information
D. government propaganda

Answer: C

4. Which of the following best describes the author's personal attitude towards rumor?
A. Excited enthusiasm
B. Morbid curiosity
C. Acute indignation
D. Philosophical interest

Answer: C

Each question below consists of related pair of words. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

5. EXCITE : CALM
B. retrain : compose
B. agitate : trouble
C. upset : perturb
D. stimulate : cool down

Answer : D

6. DELAY : EXPEDITE
A. related : halt
B. block : obstruct
C. drag : procrastinate
D. detain : dispatch

Answer : D

7. ANARCHY : GOVERNMENT
A. penury : wealth
B. chaos : disorder
C. monarchy : republic
D. verbosity : words

Answer : A

8. VACCINE : PREVENT
A. wound : heal
B. victim : attend
C. antidote : counteract
D. diagnosis : cure

Answer : C

Questions 9 to 14 are incomplete sentences. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

9. __glass is, for all practical purposes, a solid, its molecular structure is that of a liquid.
A. Because
B. Since
C. Although
D. If

Answer : C

10. An intensive search was conducted by the detectives to locate those criminals, who__.
A. have had escaped
B. had escaped
C. are escaping
D. have been escaping

Answer : B

11. The intellectual can no longer be said to live__‒the margins of society.
A. against
B. beyond
C. inside
D. before

Answer : B

12. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree__.
A. my education will be employed by the university
B. employment will be given to me by the University
C. the University will employ me
D. I will be employed of the University.

Answer : C

13. If a substance is cohesive, it tends to__.
A. retain heat
B. bend without much difficulty
C. stick together
D. break easily

Answer : C

14. He stopped his car__ when the light turned red.
A. abruptly
B. equitably
C. ambiguously
D. incisively

Answer : A

Each sentence contains two blanks, Choose the set of words for each blank that best completes the sentence.
15. The influence of the technological revolution in__and__the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few should worry us all.
A. proliferating‒_diminishing
B. undermining_‒ neutralizing
C. accelerating _ intensifying
D. aggravating _demolishing

Answer : C

16. Few people would care to take the negative side of the proposition that the women of the world are---and---.
A. admired_ provoked
B. oppressed_‒scorned
C. rebuked_  regaled
D. slighted_‒ celebrated

Answer : B

17. Anger, even when it is__has one virtue, it overcomes__.
A. sinful_  sloth
B. inevitable_ desire
C. unnecessary_  malice
D. intense_ hate

Answer : B

18. The word ‘dilly-dally’ means__
A. to dilute
B. wait impatiently
C. repeat
D. waste time

Answer : D

19. The word ‘euphemism’ means__
A. starting one thing like another
B. description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name
C. contrast of words is made in the same sentence
D. a statement is made emphatic by overstatement

Answer : B

20. The passive form of the sentence ‘some children were helping the wounded man’__
A. The wounded man was helped by some children
B. The wounded man was helping some children
C. The wounded man was being helped by some children
D. The wounded man was to be helped by some children

Answer : C