PSC MODEL QUESTION-43

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1. All is well that ______ well.

          a) ended       b) ends

          c) can end     d) ending

Ans: ends

2. A bird in the hand is worth _____ in the bush.

          a) Three     b) five

          c) Two        d) six

Ans: Two

3. A baker's dozen means _____. 

          a) Twelve             b) six

          c) Five                  d) thirteen

Ans: thirteen

4.  It's no use crying _____. 

          a) Over dead child         b) over spilt milk

          c) Over yesterdays        d) over flowed water

Ans: over spilt milk

5. Mice will play _____.

          a) When the cat is near         b) When the cat is away

          c) When the rat away            d) when the night comes

Ans: When the cat is away

6. Still water _____ deep.

          a) Flows                         b) runs

          c) Moves             d) drains

Ans: runs

7. A stitch in time _____. 

          a) Saves nine                 b) kills nine

          c) Avoids nine               d) attracts nine

Ans: Saves nine       

8. Uneasy lies the head _____. 

          a) That thinks a lot                          b) that wears the crown

          c) That rules the Kingdom              d) that hates others

Ans: that wears the crown

9. Silence is Gold ______.

          a) Copper is speech                b) Gold is speech

          c) Speech is silver            d) speech is divine

Ans: Speech is silver

10. Beauty lies _____. 

     a) In the mind minds of the beholder       b) In the attitude of the beholder

     c) in the imagination of the beholder       d) in the eyes of a beholder

Ans: in the eyes of a beholder

Find the one word substitute:

11. Words inscribed on the graves:

          a) Epigram          b) Epitome

          c) Epitaph           d) Eponym

Ans: Epitaph

12. One who draws comic pictures:

          a) Cartoonist                 b) Caricaturist    

          c) Engraver                   d) Tattooist

Ans: Caricaturist  

13. People of the same age:   

          a) Colleagues                 b) contemporaries

          c) Compatriots             d) coevals

Ans: coevals

14. One who lends money at a very high interest:

          a) Pedurer           b) usurer

          c) banker             d) loaner

Ans: usurer

15. A forsaken, homeless child:  

          a) Orphan            b) Truant

          c) Waif                 d) destitute

Ans: Waif

16. An animal with four legs:

          a) quadruped                b) Biped

          c) Millipede           d) centipede

Ans: quadruped

17. Fit to drink:

          a) Drinkable                  b) potable

          c) Succulent                  d) palatable

Ans: potable

18. Belief that God provides nature:

          a) Monism           b) theism

          c) Pantheism       d) nihilism

Ans: Pantheism

19. One who is bad at spelling:

          a) Calligraphist             b) cacographist

          c) Holographer             d) cartographer

Ans: cacographist

20. Murder of wife:

          a) Sororicide        b) regicide

          c) Assassin           d) Uxoricide

Ans: Uxoricide 

Choose the word similar in meaning to the keyword:

21. Accord:

          a) Agreement      b) plentiful

          c) Relieve             d) swiftness

Ans: Agreement

22. Abjure:

          a) Pacify               b) agitate

          c) Renounce        d) enlarge

Ans: Renounce

23. Chastise:

          a) Moralize          b) punish

          c) Encourage       d) comfort

Ans: punish

24. Climactic:

          a) Of climate       b) of climax

         c) Delicate           d) critical

Ans: of climax

25. Commotion:

          a) Tumult            b) confusion

          c) Smartness       d) anxiety

Ans: Tumult

26. Decipher:

         a) Criticize           b) Discourage

                   c) Interpret         d) Cheat

Ans: Interpret

27. Fleeting:

          a) Transient                  b) Irritating

          c) Transparent              d) Violent

Ans: Transient

28. Elevate:

          a) Rise                  b) Dignify

          c) Weaken           d) disprove

Ans: Dignify

29. Fabulous:

          a) Amazing          b) terrible

          c) Plain                d) brilliant

Ans: Amazing

30. Infringe:

          a) Inspire             b) insult

          c) Recognize        d) violate

Ans: violate 

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the Key word:

31. Lavish:

          a) Frugal              b) Abundant

          c) Denounce        d) describe

Ans: Frugal

32. Laconic:

          a) Unhealthy       b) profuse

          c) Lazy                 d) intimidating

Ans: profuse

33. Listless:

          a) Confusing        b) hesitant

          c) Brisk                          d) revolutionary

Ans: Brisk   

34. Ostentation:

          a) display             b) triumph

          c) Modesty          d) obscurity

Ans: Modesty

35. Oracular:

          a) Vague              b) devious

          c) Lucid               d) leisurely

Ans: Lucid

36. Ratify

          a) Confirm           b) refer

          c) exaggerate       d) deny

Ans: deny

37. Ravage:

          a) Destroy            b) relax

          c) Restore            d) inspect

Ans: Restore

38. Wayward:

          a) Stable              b) volatile

          c) Insincere         d) deceptive

Ans: Stable  

39. Wield:

          a) Use                  b) misuse

          c) Abstain                     d) increase

Ans: misuse

40. Uncouth:

          a) Awkward         b) graceful

          c) Irrelevant        d) awful

Ans: graceful 

Choose the correct equivalent of the foreign expressions:

41. Bete noire:

            a) In a group                        b) an object of dislike

           c) In the same chapter         d) a prisoner

Ans: an object of dislike

42. Coiffure:

a) In good faith                       b) with love

c) Style of hair dressing         d) on the contrary

Ans: Style of hair dressing      

43. Ala mode:

a) In vogue (fashion)              b) middle class

c) Elite class                           d) downtrodden

Ans: In vogue (fashion)

44. Zeitgeist:

a) Morality                    b) spirit of the age

c) A passing remark     d) in future

Ans: spirit of the age

45. Pari pasu:

a) Way of living             b) in due course

c) At an equal rate        d) with reference to

Ans: At an equal rate

46. Volte face:

a) Total change of mind         b) in the long past

c) Once more                         d) inconclusive

Ans: Total change of mind   

47. Pro rata:

a) In proportion           b) on the contrary

c) Inequality                  d) defamatory

Ans: In proportion

48. Ab initio:

a) In between                         b) as a whole

c) From the very beginning   d) against the law

Ans: From the very beginning      

49. Id est. (i.e.):

a) for example     b) that is to say

c) Namely            d) compared to

Ans: that is to say

50. Circa:

a) about               b) approximately

c) Average           d) partially

Ans: about

Find the appropriate meaning of the idiomatic expressions:

51. Call it a day:

a) Remember an incident                b) Try to forget the day

c) Bring something to an end         d) Wait for the day eagerly

Ans: Bring something to an end

52. Under the counter:

a) Illegally b) safely

c) Legally   d) under the same roof

Ans: Illegally

53. Donkey's years:

a) Poverty stricken life           b) Hard life

c) Avery long time        d) meaningless work

Ans: Avery long time

54. Dressed to kill:

a) Determined to destroy      b) Deceptive behavior

c) Very attractively dressed   d) in shabby dress

Ans: Very attractively dressed

55. Double Dutch:

a) Nonsense        b) Very difficult tackle

c) Pleasing talks d) courage

Ans: Nonsense

56. In the family way:

a) Well mannered         b) obedient

c) Aware of the future d) pregnant

Ans: pregnant

57. Give a piece of mind:

a) Be angry with a person      b) Love a person

c) Trust a person                             d) be confused

Ans: Be angry with a person

58. Enter the lists:

a) Challenge a great man       b) save the poor

c) Face hardships                   d) join a contest or argument

Ans: Challenge a great man

59. Wet behind the ears:

a) Hardworking                    b) dumb

c) Young and inexperience    d) irritating behavior

Ans: Young and inexperience

60. Wool-gathering

a) Day dreaming           b)) take a challenge

c) Work untiringly       d) endanger one's Fife

Ans: Day dreaming