PPSC Assistant Director (BS-17) English Vocabulary — Set 3

1. Question 1

   Q1. Something gained beneficially accidentally refers to:

   • A) Stimulate
   • B) Fortuitous
   • C) Prosthesis
   • D) Syllable

   Answer: Fortuitous

   Explanation: "Fortuitous" means happening by accident or chance, and when that chance brings benefit, it describes something gained accidentally.

2. Question 2

   Q2. He is ill ______ fever.

   • A) with
   • B) by
   • C) to
   • D) of

   Answer: with

   Explanation: "Ill with fever" is the standard collocation; "with" is used to describe the cause or accompanying condition of an illness.

3. Question 3

   Q3. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION ::

   • A) ELLIPSIS : OMISSION
   • B) COLON : HYPHEN
   • C) APOSTROPHE : ANNOTATION
   • D) None of these

   Answer: ELLIPSIS : OMISSION

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

4. Question 4

   Q4. Not everyone but ____ brave ____ this.

   • A) the / deserve
   • B) The / deserved
   • C) She / deserved
   • D) None of these

   Answer: The / deserved

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

5. Question 5

   Q5. The word "Ebullient" is closest in meaning to:

   • A) Excited
   • B) Calm
   • C) Lazy
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Excited

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

6. Question 6

   Q6. One of the following words means "A person who causes trouble"?

   • A) Oblivious
   • B) Nuisance
   • C) Traditional
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Nuisance

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

7. Question 7

   Q7. To "side with" means ______?

   • A) To agree
   • B) To reject
   • C) To protest
   • D) To contradict

   Answer: To agree

   Explanation: "Side with" means to support or agree with one person or group over another in a dispute.

8. Question 8

   Q8. What is meant by "MEANDER"?

   • A) A grassy area
   • B) A barren area
   • C) A bend of a river
   • D) A bend of a canal

   Answer: A bend of a river

   Explanation: A meander is a curve or bend in a river's course, named after the winding Meander River in Turkey.

9. Question 9

   Q9. Air is to fly as water is to:

   • A) Float
   • B) Swim
   • C) Sink
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Swim

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

10. Question 10

    Q10. Change into indirect form: The teacher said, "Let the boy go home now."

    • A) The teacher asked if the boy might be allowed to go home then.
    • B) The teacher said the boy might be allowed to go home then.
    • C) The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home then.
    • D) The teacher said that the boy may be allowed to go home now.

    Answer: The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home then.

    Explanation: "Let" in indirect speech expresses a suggestion/permission; it reports as "might be allowed to," and "now" changes to "then."

11. Question 11

    Q11. He takes ____ rest in ____ park.

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

    Answer: a / the

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

12. Question 12

    Q12. Which word is the most opposite in meaning to "Indolent"?

    • A) Laziness
    • B) Industrious
    • C) Complimentary
    • D) Insignificant

    Answer: Industrious

    Explanation: "Indolent" means lazy or disinclined to work, so its antonym is "industrious," meaning hardworking and diligent.

13. Question 13

    Q13. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Anomalous

    • A) Usual
    • B) Connected
    • C) Vicious
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Usual

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

14. Question 14

    Q14. Change voice: Your services will be acknowledged by the government.

    • A) The government will acknowledge your services.
    • B) The government will be acknowledge your services.
    • C) The government would acknowledge your services.
    • D) The government has acknowledge your services.

    Answer: The government will acknowledge your services.

    Explanation: Passive voice "will be acknowledged by the government" converts to active by making "the government" the subject with "will acknowledge."

15. Question 15

    Q15. By ____ was the letter sent?

    • A) which
    • B) whom
    • C) the
    • D) None of these

    Answer: whom

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

16. Question 16

    Q16. Greek word ceramic is related to:

    • A) Plaster
    • B) Pottery
    • C) Molybdenum
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Pottery

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

17. Question 17

    Q17. The meaning of Abundance is:

    • A) Paucity
    • B) Scarcity
    • C) Meager
    • D) Plenty

    Answer: Plenty

    Explanation: "Abundance" means a very large quantity or supply of something, making "plenty" its correct meaning.

18. Question 18

    Q18. A ____ sign is used at the end of a sentence or a short phrase which expresses strong feelings.

    • A) Colon
    • B) Exclamation
    • C) Semi Colon
    • D) Full stop

    Answer: Exclamation

    Explanation: An exclamation mark is used at the end of a sentence or short phrase that expresses strong feelings or emotions.

19. Question 19

    Q19. As ____ me, I will be happy to lend a hand.

    • A) for
    • B) of
    • C) to
    • D) None of these

    Answer: for

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

20. Question 20

    Q20. Pick out a pair that has the same relationship as that given in the capitalized pair: COOLNESS : NIGHT

    • A) Black : Yellow
    • B) Humidity : Sunshine
    • C) Warmth : Day
    • D) Fear : Right

    Answer: Warmth : Day

    Explanation: Coolness is a quality associated with night; similarly, warmth is a quality naturally associated with day - the same cause-effect relationship.