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
Related MCQs
- One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of? (CSS 2024 General Science & Ability Paper)
- 49 miles
- 69 miles
- 39 miles
- 60 miles
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Myopia is a defect of human eye. It can be corrected by using a lens called? (CSS 2010 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Convex lens
- Concave lens
- Cylindrical lens
- Plano convex lens
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Total length of Pakistan coastline is? (CSS 2020 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- 970 km
- 990 km
- 950 km
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- The literal meaning of Qiyas is? (CSS 2023 Special Islamic Studies Paper)
- To assess
- To Think
- Independent verdict
- To make research
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Persona ficta stands for? (CSS 2014 Current Affairs Paper)
- Artificial person
- A Juridical person
- Both a & b
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Pakistan People’s Party was founded in? (CSS 2014 Current Affairs Paper)
- November 30, 1968
- November 30, 1967
- November 30, 1969
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Who laid foundation of Agra city? (CSS 2009 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- Sikandar Lodhi
- Babur
- Shah Jahan
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Ibn Zuhr the author of Al-Taisir is known as? (CSS 2012 General Science & Ability Paper)
- The founder of calculus
- The father of experimental surgery
- A biographer of provincial governors
- None of these given options
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Which pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan? (CSS 2023 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- Khyber Pass
- Khunjrab Pass
- Bolan Pass
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Which of the following countries doesn’t have An army? (CSS 2019 Current Affairs Paper)
- Niger
- Nigeria
- lceland
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Istishab is the term of? (CSS 2024 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Science of Tassawuf
- Science of Hadith
- Science of Tafseer
- Science of Fiqh
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Proteins are made up of? (CSS 2018 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Polynucleotide
- Oxyacetylene
- Polypeptide
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Largest concrete dam in the world is? (CSS 2014 Current Affairs Paper)
- The Itaipu Dam
- Grand Coulee Dam
- Three Gorges Dam
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- The author of the memoir \"A Promised Land\" is? (PPSC PMS Punjab General Knowledge Paper, December 15, 2024)
- Joe Biden
- Bill Clinton
- Barack Obama
- George W. Bush
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Which of the following does not contain a structural protein? (CSS 2012 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Ovalbumin
- Spider silk
- Tendons
- Muscles
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Fatwa Qazi Khan is an authentic Fatwa of? (CSS 2010 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Fiqh Hanbali
- Fiqh Malik
- Fiqh Shafi
- Fiqh Hanafi
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Ghazwa-e-Ahzab is also called? (CSS 2017 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Ghazwa-e-Khandaq
- Ghazwa-e-badr
- Ghazwa-e-hunyn
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- World Trade Organization was established in? (CSS 2011 Current Affairs Paper)
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Which of the following does not vary predictably with the depth of the aquatic environment? (CSS 2013 General Science & Ability Paper)
- Air
- Temperature
- Penetration by sunlight
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- First census in India was made in the period of? (CSS 2015 Pakistan Affairs Paper)
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Canning
- Lord Mayo
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Which finest filament grow from skin?
- Hair
- Nail
- Brain
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- The SYNONYM of the word \"RIGMAROLE\" is? (CSS 2013 English Precis & Composition Paper)
- Game
- Disorder
- Unnecessary
- Confused Talk
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- UNCHR headquarter is situated in which country? (CSS 2018 Current Affairs Paper)
- USA
- Ireland
- Geneva
- None of the above
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- Which Sahabi was died in the hands of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in the battle of Uhad? (CSS 2010 Islamic Studies Paper)
- Hazrat Haris-bin-Haris(رضی اللّٰہ عنہ)
- Hazrat Haris-bin-Azima(رضی اللّٰہ عنہ)
- Hazrat Haris-bin-Hassan(رضی اللّٰہ عنہ)
- None of these
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team
- The atmosphere of moon consists of? (CSS 2013 General Science & Ability Paper)
- 90% Hydrogen, 10% Nitrogen
- 80% Nitrogen, 20% Hydrogen
- 60% Nitrogen, 40% Inert gases
- None of these given options
Submitted by: CSS Exam Desk Team