PPSC English Past Papers MCQs 2023

1. The meaning of “Subway” is ____?
(A) Underground Path/Passage
(B) Under a Tunnel
(C) Under the Ground
(D) None of the above

2. Idiom: “Bag and Baggage” means?
(A) All the clothing’s
(B) Without any belonging
(C) With all one’s belonging
(D) None of these

3. He parted _______ all his possessions happily.
(A) For
(B) With
(C) On
(D) From

4. Idiom: The Pros and Cons means _____?
(A) Former and letter
(B) Foul and Fair
(C) Good and evil
(D) For and against a thing

5. Every worker _____ on duty.
(A) Were
(B) Are
(C) Was
(D) None of these

6. The idiom: The Alpha and Omega means?
(A) A beautiful object
(B) Beginning and end
(C) A good man
(D) Something divine

7. The Synonym of “Quarantine” is?
(A) Isolation
(B) Emergency
(C) Negligence
(D) None of these

8. To poke one’s nose into means _____?
(A) To bury something
(B) To clean one nose
(C) To take interest in other affairs
(D) None of these

9. The Synonym of Modify is?
(A) Change
(B) Subscribe
(C) Bring together
(D) None of these

10. The Synonym of IMPETUOUS is?
(A) Pleasing
(B) Rash
(C) Violent
(D) Resourceful

11. The Antonym of Facsimile is?
(A) Engineered
(B) Original
(C) Reproduce
(D) None of these

12. OUT OF THE BLUE means what?
(A) Willingly
(B) Unexpectedly/Suddenly
(C) Clearly
(D) None of the above

13. Analogy: Bull : Cow :: ?
(A) Doe : Bunny
(B) Rooster : Chick
(C) Lion : Cub
(D) Stallion : Mare

14. Another name of Full Stop is ____?
(A) Period
(B) Dash
(C) Colon
(D) None of these

15. Do not trust a man who “blows his own trumpet”.
(A) Praises himself
(B) Admonishes others
(C) Praises others
(D) None of these

16. The Synonym of Transmit is?
(A) Convey
(B) Accept
(C) Catch
(D) None of these

17. Change the voice: “The rainy season breeds mosquitoes”.
(A) Mosquitoes are bred by the rainy season
(B) Mosquitoes is bred by the rainy season
(C) Mosquitoes are breeded by the rainy season
(D) None of these

18. Which of the following join two clauses of sentence?
(A) Interjection
(B) Conjunction
(C) Preposition
(D) Verb

19. She learnt the poem _____ heart.
(A) By
(B) To
(C) From
(D) With

20. An adjective modifies a _____?
(A) Verb
(B) Adverb
(C) Noun
(D) None of these

21. What is the Antonym of ‘Detest’?
(A) Admire
(B) Reject
(C) Deny
(D) None of these

22. The idiom: “To be all ears” means?
(A) To be ready and eager to listen
(B) To have extra-large ears
(C) To be impatient about something
(D) None of these

23. Murad said, “I completed my master last year”.
(A) Murad said that he is completed his master the previous year
(B) Murad said that he have completed his master the previous year
(C) Murad said that he had completed his master the previous year
(D) Murad said that he has completed his master the previous year

24. Change the voice: “Tara makes breakfast at 6 AM”.
(A) Breakfast are made by Tara at 6 AM
(B) Breakfast is made by Tara at 6 AM
(C) Breakfast has made by Tara at 6 AM
(D) Breakfast have made by Tara at 6 AM

25. The idiom: “Between the devil and the deep blue sea” means what?
(A) Between two difficult situations
(B) Between two weak persons
(C) Between two strong friends
(D) None of the above

26. Side with means _____?
(A) To support
(B) To against
(C) To stop
(D) None of these

27. The Synonym of ‘Amble’ is?
(A) Wonder
(B) Walk
(C) Confuse
(D) None of these

28. Come up with means _____?
(A) Catch
(B) Meet
(C) Invent
(D) None of these

29. Change narration: The mother said to her son, “May you be successful”.
(A) The mother prayed that his son might be successful
(B) The mother prayed by her son might be successful
(C) The mother prayed that her son might be successful
(D) The mother prayed that her son may be successful

30. My friend and brother always ___ me in my studies.
(A) Helps
(B) Help
(C) Helping
(D) Helped

31. He said to him, ‘Thank you for your kind help.’
(A) He asked him for his kind help
(B) He thanked him for his kind help
(C) He requested him for his kind help
(D) None of these

32. He said you are doing very well. Well is which part of speech?
(A) Adverb
(B) Noun
(C) Verb
(D) None of these

33. Hyder is my best friend. Best is which part of speech?
(A) Verb
(B) Adjective
(C) Adverb
(D) None of these

34. I am sick ___ this nasty job.
(A) With
(B) In
(C) Of
(D) Over

35. The Antonym of Dastard is?
(A) Craven
(B) Hero
(C) Sneak
(D) None of these

36. The Antonym of “Diligent” is?
(A) Lazy
(B) Hardworking
(C) Active
(D) None of these

37. Change voice: “Our army has defeated the enemy.”
(A) The enemy has been defeated by our army.
(B) The enemy has been defeated by our army.
(C) The enemy had been defeated by the army.
(D) None of these

38. The idiom “to put out” means?
(A) To postpone
(B) To go out
(C) To extinguish
(D) None of these

39. The Idiom: Prick up your ears means?
(A) Listening carefully
(B) Ignoring
(C) Tuning out
(D) None of these

40. Pakistan left CENTO in which year?
(A) 1969
(B) 1979
(C) 1989
(D) 1999

41. The idiom: Kick the bucket means?
(A) To kill
(B) Achieve a goal
(C) To be successful
(D) To die

42. Idiom: Break out means?
(A) Occur suddenly
(B) Break down
(C) Incomplete
(D) None of these

43. The Synonym of Gigantic is?
(A) Huge
(B) Poky
(C) Tiny
(D) None of these

44. To poke one’s nose into means?
(A) To praise someone
(B) To get involve in
(C) To be rude
(D) None of these

45. The Antonym of Deny is?
(A) Acknowledge
(B) Veto
(C) Repudiate
(D) None of these

46. He died ______ corona.
(A) Of
(B) From
(C) To
(D) None of these

47. The Antonym of BACKWARD is?
(A) Dull
(B) Sluggish
(C) Unwillingness
(D) Developed

48. Talk : Stammer ::
(A) Play : Speak
(B) Scrabble : Walk
(C) Walk : Stagger
(D) None of these

49. They burst _______ tears.
(A) Into
(B) On
(C) In
(D) None of these

50. Alia parted _______ her parents in tears.
(A) With
(B) By
(C) From
(D) Of

51. I met ___ European.
(A) A
(B) An
(C) The
(D) None of these

52. He is good ______ mathematics.
(A) In
(B) At
(C) On
(D) Into

53. The Antonym of Profusion is?
(A) Scarcity
(B) Abundance
(C) Confusion
(D) None of these

54. The idiom “once in a blue moon” means?
(A) Often
(B) Rarely
(C) Rapidly
(D) Slowly

55. Choose the correct meaning of ‘To turn down’.
(A) Give up
(B) Reject
(C) Sink
(D) Follow

56. Took his words means:
(A) Ignored what he said
(B) Accepted or believed what he said
(C) Disagreed with his statement
(D) Repeated his words exactly

57. What is the Synonym of Imminent?
(A) Upcoming
(B) Impure
(C) Prominent
(D) Royal

58. What is the phrasal meaning of “Call it a day”?
(A) To stop because one does not want to do any more
(B) To stop doing something that is annoying
(C) To get rid of something that is harmful
(D) To stop and finish the whole matter

59. She is awaiting ___ result.
(A) For
(B) From
(C) The
(D) On

60. What is the phrasal meaning of carry-on?
(A) To continue doing something
(B) To end doing something
(C) To start doing something
(D) None of these

61. Active Voice: You will be acknowledged by the Government.
(A) Government will acknowledge you
(B) Government was acknowledge you
(C) Government is acknowledge you
(D) None of these

62. ___ was not built in a day.
(A) Italy
(B) Rome
(C) India
(D) None of these

63. I have met him before. Before is:
(A) Adjective
(B) Adverb
(C) Verb
(D) Noun

64. Honey : Bee ::
(A) Sparrow : Nest
(B) Sonnet : Poet
(C) Sculptor : Statue
(D) None of these

65. Antonyms FECKLESS
(A) Careful
(B) Weak
(C) Careless
(D) None of these

66. Antonym of Abruptly is?
(A) Steadily
(B) Sudden
(C) Precipitously
(D) Suddenly

67. Synonym of TYRANT?
(A) Suspicious
(B) Dictator
(C) Victim
(D) Sagacious

68. Make hay while the sun shines means?
(A) Use the sunshine for harvesting
(B) Be active during the day
(C) Be merry during the summer
(D) Make maximum use of a given opportunity

69. Passive Voice of “Please take your seat”.
(A) Let your seat be taken, please
(B) Please let yours seat be taken
(C) Please let your seat be taken
(D) None of these

70. Wherever you _____ been?
(A) Has
(B) Have
(C) Had
(D) None of these

71. Birds are sitting ______ the tree?
(A) On
(B) In
(C) At
(D) Of

72. Idiom “Red letter day” means?
(A) A dangerous day
(B) An important day
(C) An eventful day
(D) A formidable day

73. As for_____ let to people prepare _____.
(A) Myself / each other’s
(B) Me / their work
(C) I / they
(D) None of these

74. Synonym of Hollowed?
(A) Decayed
(B) Sacred
(C) Historical
(D) Ancient

75. The enemy have defeated our army.
(A) Our army has been defeated by the enemy.
(B) Our army have been defeated by the enemy.
(C) Our army had been defeated by the enemy.
(D) None of these

76. The student learn poem ___ heart.
(A) By
(B) With
(C) For
(D) From

77. Antonyms: Desert
(A) Barren
(B) Wasteland
(C) Wilderness
(D) Fertile

78. Dear friend __ I need your help. Fill in the blank with suitable punctuation.
(A) Semi colon
(B) Comma
(C) Exclamation
(D) None of these

79. She is used to __ the hardships of life.
(A) Face
(B) Faced
(C) To get faced
(D) To have faced

80. We should abide by the rule ___________
(A) Would we
(B) Shouldn’t we
(C) Will not we
(D) None of these

81. How this accident come ___ ?
(A) Around
(B) About
(C) By
(D) At

82. The workers call __ the strike.
(A) Of
(B) Off
(C) On
(D) None of these

83. He said, “I didn’t do anything wrong.” Change into Indirect Speech.
(A) He said that he hadn’t done anything wrong.
(B) He said that he haven’t done anything wrong.
(C) He said that he hasn’t done anything wrong.
(D) None of these

84. If Ashraf ___ earlier he would always be on time.
(A) Got up
(B) Get up
(C) Had to get up
(D) Had got up

85. None of the boys ___ present.
(A) Was
(B) Were
(C) Has
(D) Have

86. I know all the people sitting in the hall. Find complete object in the given sentence.
(A) I know all the people in the hall
(B) All the people sitting in the hall
(C) I know the people in the hall
(D) None of these

87. It is time we _______ out.
(A) Go
(B) Went
(C) Gone
(D) None of these

88. He is different ___ the people around him.
(A) From
(B) To
(C) Of
(D) With

89. Antonym of facilitate?
(A) Ease
(B) Hinder
(C) Aid
(D) Confirm

90. Change narration: The boy exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
(A) The boys said, “Hurrah! we have won the match.”
(B) The boys said, “We have won the match.”
(C) The boy said, “Hurrah! we won the match.”
(D) None of these

91. The synonym of reverie is?
(A) Daydream
(B) Curio
(C) Palimpsest
(D) None

92. Hurry up! You’re ______ late for the interview.
(A) Already
(B) Just
(C) Gone
(D) Until

93. That is very kind ___________ you. I thanked him.
(A) From
(B) For
(C) Of
(D) To

94. What is the synonym of VERACITY?
(A) Inaccuracy
(B) Reality
(C) Redundancy
(D) Falsehood

95. The similar word of ‘Virtue’ is?
(A) Permanent
(B) Habit
(C) Voice
(D) Goodness

96. Analogy Lion : Roar :: ?
(A) Snake : Slither
(B) Elephant : Tusk
(C) Lizard : Crawl
(D) Goat : Bleat

97. The meaning of Put on is:
(A) Call
(B) Wear
(C) Escape
(D) None of these

98. She sings a song, does not is she here doesn’t she is:
(A) Tag question
(B) Pronoun case
(C) Gerund case
(D) Object

99. (What) did he want you to do? Identify (what) in this sentence acts as:
(A) Pronoun
(B) Adverb
(C) Adjective
(D) Noun

100. I was used to ___ same problem.
(A) Facing
(B) Face
(C) Faced
(D) None