Instructions — • Attempt 18 Questions in 15 Minutes • Students can check the correct answers from the ‘featured comment’ in the comments- section.
Directions — Each of the following questions consists of an incomplete sentence followed by five words or pairs of words. Choose the word or pair of words that, when substituted for the blank space or spaces, best completes the meaning of the sentence.
- ____ by her family, the woman finally agreed to sell the farm. (A) Decimated (B) Importuned (C) Encumbered (D) Interpolated (E) Designated
- The ghost of his royal father ____ the young Hamlet to avenge his murder. (A) enervates (B) parlays (C) marauds (D) exhorts (E) inculcates
- Concerned for his children’s safety, the father tried to ____ in them a(n) ____ attitude toward strangers. (A) obviate .. hospitable (B) ingratiate .. assiduous (C) insinuate .. salubrious (D) assimilate .. benevolent (E) inculcate .. wary
- A life of hardship and poverty has ____ them to petty physical discomforts. (A) ascribed (B) inured (C) remonstrated (D) deferred (E) impugned
- To win the people’s trust, the democratically elected president of America ____ the corrupt, murderous actions of George W. Bush. (A) abjured (B) recognized (C) demonized (D) retrofitted (E) compromised
- The cyclist’s insistence on using performing enhancing drugs created so much ____ among the racing team that it eventually dissolved. (A) litany (B) harmony (C) acrimony (D) discourse (E) jubilancy
- Kathy was constantly frustrated that her husband was so ____ about his mother’s meddling as he never did anything to counteract her nosiness. (A) forceful (B) impassive (C) insistent (D) ecstatic (E) priggish
- The protestors hurled ____ at the policemen as they walked into the courthouse to be tried for beating to death an innocent teenager. (A) maledictions (B) affirmations (C) information (D) epithets (E) declarations
- With one ____ motion, Brian disarmed his assailant and gained his freedom. (A) maladroit (B) deft (C) ponderous (D) superfluous (E) brusque
- The platypus is a biological ____ ; although it’s classed as a mammal, it has a duck-like bill and lays eggs. (A) euphemism (B) exemplar (C) antidote (D) periphery (E) anomaly
- They acted in concert, each ____ for a(n) ____ of the plot. (A) reliable .. source (B) responsible .. element (C) unavailable .. section (D) appointed .. article (E) agreeable .. felony
- They were unwisely ____ during their education, and ____ was the result. (A) neglected .. ignorance (B) interrupted .. consistency (C) befriended .. alienation (D) instructed .. genius (E) taught .. attendance
- Most young children are highly conformist and will ____ a classmate whose appearance or manners are ____. (A) welcome .. bizarre (B) shun .. conventional (C) emulate .. unusual (D) ostracize .. different (E) deride .. ordinary
- The royal astrologers were commanded to determine the most ____ date for the king’s coronation. (A) propitious (B) ostensible (C) aberrant (D) resplendent (E) obsequious
- The poem by the great satirist was dripping with venom and was ____ with scorn. (A) contentious (B) discordant (C) redolent (D) sardonic (E) vicarious
- The ____ rites of the fraternity were kept secret by the members and were never ____ to outsiders. (A) eclectic .. delegated (B) esoteric .. divulged (C) dubious .. maligned (D) inscrutable .. traduced (E) elusive .. proscribed
- The composer was ____ enough to praise the work of a musician he detested. (A) magnanimous (B) loquacious (C) munificient (D) parsimonious (E) surreptitious
- The goodwill of its customers is a genuine but ____ asset for a company. (A) insensate (B) redolent (C) dismissive (D) intangible (E) vigilant
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- Who is Stanley McChrystal? (CSS 2010 Current Affairs Paper)
- Commander US forces in Afghanistan
- Head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM)
- NATO Commander in Afghanistan
- None of these
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- The SYNONYM of the word \"INTREPID\" is? (CSS 1992 English Precis & Composition Paper)
- Dull
- Cowardly
- Fearless
- Foolhardy
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- Hazart Aisha (رضی اللّٰہ عنہ) lived after the death of Prophet Muhammad for howmany years? (CSS 2022 Islamic Studies Paper)
- 28
- 45
- 46
- None of these
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- In general, the most destructive earthquake Waves are the? (CSS 2015 General Science & Ability Paper)
- P waves
- Surface waves
- S waves
- None of these
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- Another name of masjid Quba is? (CSS 2020 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Masjid ibrahim
- Masjid taqwa
- Masjid nimra
- None of these
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- Alliance among Indian, Germany, Japan and Brazil to support each others bid for permanent seat on UN Security Council is called? (CSS 2009 Current Affairs Paper)
- Alliance 4
- G 4
- Big 4
- None of these
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- Name of the son of Hazarat Yaqoob (A.S) whose off-springs are the Jews? (CSS 2010 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Tibrani
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- Ishaq
- Ishaq (علیہ السّلام)
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- Which is the deepest ocean in the world? (CSS 2012 Current Affairs Paper)
- Arctic
- Atlantic
- Pacific
- None of these
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- Which of the following is responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood? (CSS 2012 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Neutrophil
- Red blood cells
- White blood cells
- None of these options
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- the deepest ocean in the world is? (CSS 2014 Current Affairs Paper)
- Bering sea
- Mediterranean sea
- Pacific Ocean
- None of these
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- On 9 July 1948, Pakistan issued its first? (CSS 2018 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- Coin
- Currency Note
- Postal Stamp
- All of these
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- Diarchy was first introduced in the act of? (CSS 2020 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- 1909
- 1919
- 1935
- None of these
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- Holodomor that convulsed the Soviet republic of Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 is called? (CSS 2023 Current Affairs Paper)
- Natural famine
- Man-made famine
- Famine which causes death
- None of these given options
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- after hijrat to madina the 1st mosque constructed by the holy prophet ( (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) was? (CSS 2012 Islamic Studies Paper)
- quba
- nimrah
- nabvi
- zarar
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- An \'Enzyme\' is a chemical substance that is found in living creatures. It is? (CSS 2023 Special General Science & Ability Paper)
- Virus
- Protein
- Bacteria
- All of these
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- Title given to Imam Malik? (CSS 2017 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Al Muwatta
- Mujtahid-e-Mutliq
- Imam darul hijra
- None of these
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- Live storage capacity of Terbela reservoir had declined more than? (CSS 2016 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- 30.5 per cent
- 32.5 per cent
- 33.5 per cent
- 35.5 per cent
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- Which charismatic Bengali leader was PM of Pakistan? (CSS 2016 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
- Khawaja Nazimuddin
- Nurul Amin
- Feroz Khan Noon
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- The word ceramic means? (CSS 2014 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Hard material
- Hard material
- Dry material
- Burnt material
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- The synonym of the word ‘Banish’ is? (CCE 2023 Screening Test, December 1, 2024)
- Abhorrent
- Frank
- Exile
- Delight
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- The deepest place on earth is? (CSS 2010 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Trench
- Mariana Trench
- Mangrove
- Groove
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- Who was the Mughal Emperor who accepted the British pension firstly? (CSS 2013 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- Alamgir-II
- Shah Alam-II
- Akbar-II
- None of these
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- Nematoda is--------- a of animals? (CSS 2023 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Cell
- Animal
- Phylum
- None of these
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- Yogi Adityanath remain the Chief Minister of following India state? (CSS 2021 Current Affairs Paper)
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh
- None of these
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- The SYNONYM of the word \"TRAIT\" is? (CSS 1990 English Precis & Composition Paper)
- Footprint
- Strong point
- Narrow enclosure
- Distinguishing feature
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