PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) English Solved Past Paper 2022 - Revenue Department Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: چور کی داڑھی میں تنکا

The Urdu proverb 'Chor ki darhi mein tinka' accurately reflects that a guilty conscience exposes itself without needing an accuser.

Correct Answer: دھوبی کا کتا، گھر کا نہ گھاٹ کا

Both proverbs imply that a person who is always moving or changing allegiances never attains stability or solid standing.

Correct Answer: دال میں کالا

Both phrases indicate that there is a hidden, underlying reality or suspicion that isn't immediately obvious.

Correct Answer: Distressed

The word 'Aashufta' (اشفتہ) in Urdu translates to being distressed, distracted, or troubled.

Correct Answer: ملتوی کرنا

To 'adjourn' means to postpone or suspend proceedings, which translates to 'Multavi karna' in Urdu.

Correct Answer: Restlessness

The Arabic-origin Urdu word 'Iztirar' (اضطرار) translates to extreme restlessness, helplessness, or agitation.

Correct Answer: صلح کرنا

'Reconcile' means to restore friendly relations, which perfectly equates to 'Sulh karna' in Urdu.

Correct Answer: روزگار

In English idiom, 'bread and butter' means a person's livelihood or main source of income, meaning 'Rozgar' in Urdu.

Correct Answer: Straight from the horse's mouth

The phrase means getting information from the most direct, reliable, and authentic source.

Correct Answer: An important question

A 'burning question' is a highly crucial, urgent, or hotly debated issue.

Correct Answer: Major part

The idiom 'lion's share' refers to the largest or major portion of something.

Correct Answer: A full meal

A 'square meal' is a substantial, nourishing, and fulfilling meal.

Correct Answer: To discuss dirty and scandalous matters of personal nature in the presence of strangers

This idiom means publicly discussing private disputes or embarrassing personal matters.

Correct Answer: To give a challenge

Throwing down the glove (or gauntlet) is an ancient gesture for issuing a formal challenge.

Correct Answer: He didn't show surprise

Not batting an eye means showing no emotional reaction, surprise, or shock to a situation.

Correct Answer: Join in

To jump on the bandwagon means to join a popular trend or activity simply because others are doing it.

Correct Answer: To fight

Crossing swords is a metaphor for having an argument, dispute, or fight with someone.

Correct Answer: A figure among ciphers

The idiom means a person with limited skills is highly regarded among those who have no skills at all.

Correct Answer: Get over

The phrasal verb 'get over' means to overcome a difficulty, illness, or fear.

Correct Answer: Dish up

The phrasal verb 'dish up' means to serve food onto plates for a meal.

Correct Answer: Complete small details

To 'iron out' means to resolve or smooth out minor difficulties or complete final details.

Correct Answer: Amounts to

The phrase 'amounts to' means to add up to or be equivalent to in effect.

Correct Answer: Carried off

'Carry off' is a phrasal verb meaning to take something or someone away forcefully or to succeed in doing something difficult.

Correct Answer: into

The phrasal verb 'break into' means to forcibly enter a building.

Correct Answer: Day : Night

Diffident (shy) and Arrogant (overconfident) are antonyms, just as Day and Night are direct opposites.

Correct Answer: Courageous

Slack is a synonym for negligent, just as plucky is a synonym for courageous.

Correct Answer: Endurance

A weightlifter relies on strength, while a marathoner primarily relies on endurance.

Correct Answer: Renounce

Undo and reverse are synonyms. Similarly, forgo and renounce are synonyms meaning to give up something.

Correct Answer: Cave

An astronomer explores space, whereas a spelunker explores caves.

Correct Answer: Gardner : Plants

A shepherd tends to and cares for sheep, just as a gardener tends to and cares for plants.

Correct Answer: Accord with

The phrase 'accord with' means to agree with or match something.

Correct Answer: The teacher beat me with a stick.

The preposition 'with' is correctly used to indicate the instrument (a stick) used to perform the action.

Correct Answer: In/among

The preposition 'among' is used when referring to someone as a part of a larger group (more than two), like 'among the best-paid employees'.

Correct Answer: of

The adjective 'ashamed' is conventionally followed by the preposition 'of'.

Correct Answer: By

To 'stand by' someone is a phrasal verb meaning to support or remain loyal to them during a difficult time.

Correct Answer: into

The preposition 'into' implies movement or action from outside to the inside of something.

Correct Answer: at

The idiom 'jump at' means to accept an opportunity or offer with great enthusiasm.

Correct Answer: from/about

The verb 'prevent' requires the preposition 'from', and the verb 'talking' pairs with 'about' a topic.

Correct Answer: on/at

You depend 'on' a person or event, and you meet someone 'at' a specific location like a station.

Correct Answer: Genuine excellence

A hallmark originally referred to a mark of purity on precious metals; it metaphorically means a mark of genuine excellence or defining characteristic.

Correct Answer: Demanding

Essays that have high complexity are considered intellectually demanding, meaning they require effort and thought to understand.

Correct Answer: Dialogue

A dialogue represents formal communication aimed at resolving a dispute or finding a solution.

Correct Answer: Deep

An intellectual interest in a complex subject is best described as 'deep' rather than strong or large.

Correct Answer: Glutton

A glutton is defined as a person who eats an excessively large amount of food.

Correct Answer: Extempore

An extempore is a speech or presentation made without prior planning or preparation.

Correct Answer: Reticent

A reticent person is someone who is reserved and reluctant to reveal their thoughts or feelings freely.

Correct Answer: calm, difficult

Maintaining a calm demeanor during difficult circumstances earns respect.

Correct Answer: I asked my father to help me

When unable to solve a general problem, asking a parent for help is logically the most sound continuation among the options.

Correct Answer: "I never want to see you again", she screamed

This option places the spoken words correctly inside quotes without unnecessary internal commas.

Correct Answer: Asif and Ali, the business partners, were meeting for their new project.

The appositive phrase 'the business partners' correctly requires commas on both sides to separate it from the main subject.

Correct Answer: Mr. Hubert, the old man, remembered, understood and flushed with anger.

Commas are correctly placed around the appositive phrase 'the old man' to offset it from the subject.

Correct Answer: "You are my best friend," she said, "and I have no doubt about it".

The first letter of the quotation begins with a capital, but the dialogue tag 'she said' and the continued quote do not, unless starting a new sentence.

Correct Answer: The Polar Expedition, the world's first Cruise Ship, is all set to travel to the North Pole

Proper nouns and geographical locations (North Pole, Polar Expedition) are capitalized correctly, and commas properly enclose the appositive.

Correct Answer: This cloth is superior to that.

Words ending in '-ior' like superior, inferior, junior, and senior take the preposition 'to', not 'than'. Also, 'more superior' is redundant.

Correct Answer: He is losing weight

The conjunction 'although' introduces a contrasting idea. Eating a lot normally causes weight gain, so the contrast is losing weight.

Correct Answer: While

The conjunction 'while' is best used to signify an action or event happening simultaneously with an ongoing past action.

Correct Answer: so as to

The phrase 'so as to' is an expression of purpose, meaning 'in order to'.

Correct Answer: Although

The conjunction 'although' introduces a subordinating clause establishing a contrast (working hard vs. failing).

Correct Answer: He reads Dawn.

It's standard to refer to newspapers by their recognized title, and 'He reads Dawn' is grammatically sound without an extra article depending on the specific publisher's branding.

Correct Answer: Do not hold my hand so tightly

'Hold' is the most natural and contextually appropriate verb to use with 'tightly' regarding a hand.

Correct Answer: Did not you hear me? No I did not.

A negative question should logically be answered with 'No, I did not' to confirm the negative condition (not hearing).

Correct Answer: I were the center of the universe

The phrase 'as if' often introduces a hypothetical or unreal situation, triggering the subjunctive mood 'were' instead of 'was'.

Correct Answer: The fort is a building worth seeing.

In standard English, adjectival phrases starting with 'worth' follow the noun they modify (a building worth seeing).

Correct Answer: You had better look for some other options.

The structure 'had better' is always followed by the base form of the verb (look), not past or progressive forms.

Correct Answer: Left

The simple past tense 'left' is appropriate for expressing a completed action in the past.

Correct Answer: a, an

Use 'a' before consonant sounds (a dentist) and 'an' before vowel sounds (an architect).

Correct Answer: The

The definite article 'The' is required here because it specifies particular opportunities (the ones you have got).

Correct Answer: The/-/the

We use the definite article 'the' for unique celestial bodies (The moon, The sun) but no article is needed before 'light' here.

Correct Answer: The/the

'The' specifies the specific organization mentioned earlier, and 'the' before an adjective (elderly) refers to the group of people as a whole.

Correct Answer: Civilized

Barbarous means savagely cruel or uncultured, and its exact opposite is civilized.

Correct Answer: Adulatory

Pejorative means expressing contempt or disapproval, while adulatory means excessively praising.

Correct Answer: Conserve

Abolish means to formally put an end to a system or practice, while conserve (or establish) means to preserve and keep it intact.

Correct Answer: Unsightly

Pulchritudinous means physically beautiful. The antonym is 'unsightly', which means unpleasant to look at.

Correct Answer: Fertile

Barren land is too poor to produce vegetation, while fertile land is highly productive and capable of producing abundant crops.

Correct Answer: Diffident

Valiant means possessing courage or determination. Diffident means shy and lacking self-confidence, serving as an antonym.

Correct Answer: Frivolous

Earnest means showing sincere and intense conviction, whereas frivolous means not having any serious purpose or value.

Correct Answer: Loyal

Fickle means changing frequently, especially regarding one's loyalties, so its direct antonym is loyal.

Correct Answer: Delight

Wrath means extreme anger. Delight implies great pleasure, serving as an opposite emotional state.

Correct Answer: Accept

Demur means to raise doubts or objections. Its logical antonym is to agree or accept.

Correct Answer: Dry

Dank means unpleasantly damp or wet. Its opposite is dry.

Correct Answer: Original

A facsimile is an exact copy or reproduction. The direct antonym is the 'original' item itself.

Correct Answer: Diligent

Indolent means wanting to avoid activity or exertion (lazy). A diligent person is hardworking and active.

Correct Answer: Will they be visited by you?

In changing a future indefinite interrogative sentence to passive voice, 'will/shall' is retained and 'be + 3rd form of verb' is used.

Correct Answer: The matter is being looked into by the police

The sentence is in present continuous tense. The passive form requires 'is being + past participle (looked)'.

Correct Answer: We have bought a present for our teacher

The sentence is in passive present perfect ('has been bought'). The active form requires 'have/has bought'. 'We have bought' fits correctly.

Correct Answer: The song is being sung by her

In present continuous passive voice, 'is singing' changes to 'is being sung'.

Correct Answer: Depress

In a figurative sense, to 'dampen' spirits means to make someone feel less enthusiastic, aligning with 'depress'.

Correct Answer: Bereft

Devoid means entirely lacking or free from something, which is a direct synonym of bereft.

Correct Answer: Cynic

Both a pessimist and a cynic focus on negative outcomes or expect the worst in people and situations.

Correct Answer: Disrespectful

Insolent implies a rude and arrogant lack of respect, making disrespectful its exact synonym.

Correct Answer: Devotee

An aficionado is a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, similar to a devotee.

Correct Answer: Trivial

A trifle is an article or thing of very little value or importance, synonymous with 'trivial'.

Correct Answer: Consent

To accede means to agree to a demand, request, or treaty, which is synonymous with consenting.

Correct Answer: Repeat

To iterate means to perform or utter repeatedly.

Correct Answer: Short form

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, easily defined as a 'short form'.

Correct Answer: I was talking about

In indirect speech, question structures become statement structures, and the present continuous tense changes to the past continuous tense.

Correct Answer: He wished that I might have a long life

Optative sentences are changed using 'wished/prayed', and 'may' changes to its past equivalent 'might' in indirect speech.

Correct Answer: I asked him what his next plan was

In an indirect interrogative sentence, the WH-word is followed by the subject then the verb (plan was). Note: 'next' was likely a typo in the original paper's options but it's structurally the best choice.

Correct Answer: Parallel

The correct English spelling for lines that never meet is 'Parallel'.

Correct Answer: Interruption

The correctly spelled word meaning to break continuity is 'Interruption' (with double r).