Precis & Composition 2nd CSS Paper

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

2nd CSS Paper,Precis & Composition (Objective Paper 2013)

                                       FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION                                          COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
                                      RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER
                                          THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2013

                                                  ENGLISH (Précis and Composition)

                                                                  TIME ALLOWED:
                                   (PART-I MCQs) 30 MINUTES .................. MAX. MARKS:20

PART I - COMPULSORY

Q.1 Choose the word that is near most similar in meaning to the Capitalized words. (1 Mark each) (20)

1. BRISTLE:
a) Regulate
b) Flare up
c) Frail
d) Exhilarate
e) None of These

2. DELUGE
a). Immerse
b) Rescue
c) Drown
d) Overflow
e) None of These

3. TIRADE
a) Argument
b) Procession
c) Angry Speech
d) Torture
e) None of These

4. QUASI
a) Secret
b) Improper
c) Seeming
d) Whole
e) None of These

5. VILIFY
a) To Prove
b) Boast
c) Defraud
d) Defame
e) None of These

6. RIGMAROLE
a) Unnecessary
b) Disorder
c) Confused Talk
d) Game
e) None of These

7. DEIGN
a) Condescend
b) Pretend
c) Disparage
d) Refuse
e) None of These

8. PROLETARIAT
a) Trade Agreement
b) Government Secretariat
c) Labouring Class
d) Wealthy Class
e) None of These

9. LUDICROUS
a) Liberal
b) Fearful
c) Comic
d) Praise Worthy
e) None of These

10. MALEFIC
a) Baleful
b) Belonging to a male person
c) Social
d) Fighting by Nature
e) None of These

Choose the word that is nearly most opposite in meaning to the Capitalized words.

11. LANGUID
a) Feeble
b) Dull
c) Vigorous
d) Weak
e) None of these

12. HIGH-STRUNG
a) Nervous
b) Tense
c) Costly
d) Calm
e) None of these

13. METTLE
a) Courage
b) Boldness
c) Cowardice
d) Spirit
e) None of these

14. ABRIDGMENT
a) Epitome
b) Dissect
c) Abstract
d) Synopsis
e) None of these

15. CAJOLE
a) Flaunt
b) Coax
c) Beguile
d) Flatter
e) None of these

16. CELIBACY
a ) Virginity
b)Wedlock
c) Chastity
d) Single
e) None of these

17. INCLEMENT
a) Rough
b) Unpleasant
c) Unfavorable
d) Genial
e) None of these

18. IRRESOLUTE
a) Ineffective
b) Without resolution
c) Yielding
d) Sturdy
e) None of these

19. ANNEXATION
a) Supplement
b) Augmentation
c) Appendix
d) Contraction
e) None of these

20. INCUR
a) Shun
b) Run
c) Blamed
d) Meet
e) None of these