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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




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