FPSC Inspector (Customs & Excise) English Fill in the Blanks — Set 2

Fill in the Blanks MCQs set 2 for FPSC Inspector (Customs & Excise) English — 20 solved questions.

FPSC Inspector (Customs & Excise) English Fill in the Blanks — Set 2

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Fill in the blanks: "New legislation '''' in the Assembly, but it '''' by many."

    • A) was introduced / was not accepted
    • B) introduced / did not accept
    • C) is introduced / won''t accept
    • D) introduced / hadn''t been

    Answer: was introduced / was not accepted

    Explanation: Both clauses describe a completed past event, requiring simple past passive ("was introduced") and simple past passive ("was not accepted").

  2. Question 2

    Q2. Fill in the Blank: "His voice gets on my ____."

    • A) Brain
    • B) Nerves
    • C) Mind
    • D) Ears

    Answer: Nerves

    Explanation: "Get on one's nerves" is the fixed idiomatic phrase meaning to irritate or annoy someone persistently.

  3. Question 3

    Q3. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: "While this incident came ____."

    • A) Round
    • B) By
    • C) About
    • D) None of these

    Answer: About

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'About' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

    • A) I met a beautiful European woman.
    • B) I met a beautiful, European woman.
    • C) I met a beautiful, European, woman.
    • D) None of these

    Answer: I met a beautiful European woman.

    Explanation: 'I met a beautiful European woman.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

  5. Question 5

    Q5. Complete the sentence: He ____ a factory in this town.

    • A) Have
    • B) Has
    • C) Is having
    • D) Was having

    Answer: Has

    Explanation: "Has" is used with a third-person singular subject ("he") for stative possession verbs in simple present tense.

  6. Question 6

    Q6. Fill in the blank: He appealed ____ the court for mercy.

    • A) about
    • B) to
    • C) for
    • D) on

    Answer: to

    Explanation: "Appeal to the court" is the correct prepositional phrase when directing a formal plea to a judicial body.

  7. Question 7

    Q7. Choose the correct analogy: Young : Old :: Morning :

    • A) Late
    • B) Night
    • C) Early
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Night

    Explanation: 'Night' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

  8. Question 8

    Q8. Please fill in the blank: "Mother is '''' preparations for Eid."

    • A) Making
    • B) Doing
    • C) Preparing
    • D) Working

    Answer: Making

    Explanation: "Make preparations" is the correct collocation in English; one "makes" preparations, not "does" or "works" them.

  9. Question 9

    Q9. Fill in the blanks: He told that he ____ do it exactly.

    • A) Can
    • B) could
    • C) Would
    • D) None of above

    Answer: could

    Explanation: In reported speech, "can" shifts to "could" when the reporting verb is in the past tense (backshift rule).

  10. Question 10

    Q10. Choose the correct analogy: Pride : Lion

    • A) Gaggle : Geese
    • B) Honor : Eagle
    • C) Enemy : Knight
    • D) Snarl : Wolf

    Answer: Gaggle : Geese

    Explanation: "Pride" is the collective noun for a group of lions; similarly, "Gaggle" is the collective noun for a group of geese - same collective noun to animal relationship.

  11. Question 11

    Q11. Complete the sentence: I felt as if ______.

    • A) he looked at me.
    • B) he threw my pen.
    • C) I were the center of the universe.
    • D) I would have fainted.

    Answer: I were the center of the universe.

    Explanation: "As if" introduces a hypothetical or unreal condition requiring the subjunctive mood; "I were" (not "I was") is the correct subjunctive form.

  12. Question 12

    Q12. Choose the correct article/s from the given options. ______ elderly couple strolled hand in hand along ______ beach.

    • A) An/the
    • B) An/a
    • C) A/a
    • D) None of these

    Answer: An/the

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'An/the' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

  13. Question 13

    Q13. Choose the correct analogy: Sip: Gulp

    • A) Soup: Water
    • B) Tent: Hut
    • C) Touch: Push
    • D) Cup: Glass

    Answer: Touch: Push

    Explanation: "Sip" and "Gulp" differ in degree/intensity of the same action (drinking a little vs. a lot); similarly, "Touch" and "Push" differ in degree/force of physical contact.

  14. Question 14

    Q14. Fill in the blank: Smoking is bad ____ your health.

    • A) for
    • B) to
    • C) with
    • D) about

    Answer: for

    Explanation: "Bad for" is the correct prepositional collocation when describing something harmful to health.

  15. Question 15

    Q15. Fill in the blank: You must attend ____ the lecture.

    • A) on
    • B) to
    • C) with
    • D) in

    Answer: to

    Explanation: "Attend to" means to give attention or care to something; "to" is the required preposition in this collocation.

  16. Question 16

    Q16. Choose the correct spelling:

    • A) Adultrate
    • B) Adulterate
    • C) Adultarete
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Adulterate

    Explanation: 'Adulterate' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

  17. Question 17

    Q17. Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete: A solution may be far from sight, but the important thing was to get a ______ between them started.

    • A) Conflict
    • B) Debate
    • C) Dialogue
    • D) Conversation

    Answer: Dialogue

    Explanation: "Dialogue" is the most precise word here, as starting a dialogue between parties means initiating formal communication toward a solution.

  18. Question 18

    Q18. Fill in the blank: He ____ his shoes till they shone.

    • A) brushed
    • B) scrubbed
    • C) shined
    • D) polished

    Answer: polished

    Explanation: "Polish shoes" is the correct collocation; shoes are polished (not brushed or scrubbed) to make them shine.

  19. Question 19

    Q19. Complete the sentence. It was the blue car ______

    • A) caused the accident.
    • B) cause the accident.
    • C) which caused the accident.
    • D) None of these

    Answer: which caused the accident.

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'which caused the accident.' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

  20. Question 20

    Q20. Fill in the blank with a suitable article: Please close ____ window. It's cold in here.

    • A) A
    • B) An
    • C) The
    • D) Article not required

    Answer: The

    Explanation: "The" (definite article) is used with a specific, contextually identified noun; "the window" refers to a particular window both speakers know.

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