PPSC English Past Papers MCQs 2025 85 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/85 Subscribe 1. The Antonym of Benign is? (A) Malignant (B) Malevolent (C) Soft (D) Both A and B 2. Identify the correct spellings: (A) Bureucracy (B) Bureaucracy (C) Beaucracy (D) Boreauracy 3. I am good ______ tennis. (A) Of (B) In (C) At (D) None of these 4. Stubborn : Obstinate :: Generous : ? (A) Selfish (B) Mean (C) Magnanimous (D) Greedy 5. She stand _____ him in the crises. (A) With (B) To (C) By (D) None of these 6. He is taller _______ any other boy in the class. (A) To (B) Than (C) By (D) That 7. The meeting has been ___ until next week. (A) Put Off (B) Put Up (C) Put On (D) Put Down 8. We reached ___ station just in time. (A) To (B) At (C) On (D) It 9. Turn ___ the music! Itβs too loud. (A) Down (B) Up (C) On (D) Off 10. The plane ___ at 9 am. (A) Took Off (B) Takes Off (C) Taken Off (D) Take Off 11. She ____ her grandmother. Both have the same nose. (A) Takes After (B) Takes On (C) Takes Off (D) Takes In 12. He ___ smoking last year. (A) Gives up (B) Gave up (C) Give up (D) Given up 13. My friend and benefactor ___ died. (A) Was (B) Has (C) Were (D) None of these 14. Identify the correct spellings: (A) Chalange (B) Challange (C) Challenge (D) None of these 15. Either of these two roads ____ to the post office? (A) lead (B) leads (C) led (D) leading 16. What is the meaning of the phrase βOne is better than twoβ? (A) One is better than two (B) Trouble got doubled instead of solved (C) Two heads are better than one (D) One problem solved another began 17. What is the meaning of ‘Jaada Pema’? (A) Thermometer (B) Hydrometer (C) Barometer (D) Altimeter 18. What is the meaning of Concocted? (A) True story (B) Fabricated story (C) Brief explanation (D) Favourable incident 19. What is the meaning of Dafatan? (A) Always (B) Slowly (C) All of a sudden (D) Daily 20. She had got home at 7 when I phoned. She ____ at her mother’s home. (A) Has been (B) Had been (C) Was being (D) Is 21. In Ilm-ul-Bayan, what are words that have the same category and class called? (A) Mutazad (antonyms) (B) Mustalahat (terms) (C) Mushtarak (homonyms) (D) Mutaradif (synonyms) 22. To pull socks up means _____? (A) To start (B) To get ready (C) Already late (D) None of these 23. My friend is a couch potato. What does the idiom/phrase “couch potato” mean? (A) Lazy person (B) Busy person (C) Active person (D) None of these 24. My books are ____ the table. (A) In (B) On (C) Of (D) For 25. The Synonym of Insolvent is? (A) Bankrupt (B) Stable (C) Hard (D) Pure 26. Identify the correct spelling: (A) Prety (B) Pretty (C) Prettey (D) Prity 27. I went to the shop ____ some chocolate. (A) For buying (B) For buy (C) To buy (D) Buy 28. Be ____ in your language. (A) Precise (B) Meticulous (C) Punctilious (D) None of these 29. Select the correct word: (A) Coaltion (B) Coallition (C) Coalition (D) Colition 30. There arenβt ____ people here. (A) Much (B) Many (C) A lot (D) Some 31. Forgery means? (A) Fraudulent alteration of writing (B) Forcefulness (C) Inventiveness in writing (D) Inventiveness in speaking 32. The color will not ______ your complexion? (A) Shoot (B) Suite (C) Suit (D) None of these 33. The word βAKINβ is closest in meaning to? (A) Helpful (B) Friendly (C) Similar (D) Pointed 34. He is good _____ playing the piano. (A) At (B) In (C) On (D) None of these 35. The country’s ____ ruler required his citizens to seek official permission before changing jobs. (A) Demoratic (B) Dubious (C) Autocratic (D) Indegious 36. The manager____ receipt of my letter promptly. (A) accepted (B) realized (C) congnized (D) acknowledge 37. ‘RSVP’ is written at the end of a formal invitation card. It is an abbreviation of an expression used in which language? (A) Latin (B) English (C) French (D) Italian 38. Although he was a(an) _____ new at the game Asad knew the others were playing incorrectly. (A) Export (B) Enthusiast (C) Authority (D) Novice 39. I have to change him to act as my _____? (A) council (B) councel (C) counsel (D) counsul 40. Camcorder is a word used for? (A) Cassette player (B) Video camera (C) Blood pressure machine (D) Still camera 41. To lay ______ something for rainy day. (A) By (B) From (C) To (D) None of these 42. The foreign phrase Ad libitum means? (A) Extension of limit (B) At ease (C) To a limit or extent (D) To any extent 43. Remission systems means? (A) Increase imprisonment (B) Decrease in imprisonment (C) Imprisonment for life (D) None of these 44. It has great lust _____ wealth? (A) In (B) Of (C) On (D) For 45. Right meaning of Per se is? (A) Essentially (B) In itself (C) As such (D) All of above 46. Let us make _____ our differences? (A) On (B) In (C) After (D) Up 47. Synonym of NEBULOUS is? (A) Tiny (B) Not clear (C) Fancy (D) Honest 48. Synonym of unusual is? (A) Uncommon (B) common (C) usual (D) None of these 49. Cry over __ milk. (A) Spilt (B) Finish (C) Full (D) None of these 50. The Synonym of NEXUS is? (A) Bond (B) Chain (C) Connection (D) None of these 51. The Antonym of Wrath is? (A) Solace (B) Peace (C) Delight (D) None of these 52. Idiom: On the Fence means? (A) In a position of advantage (B) In a difficult situation (C) Undecided (D) None of these 53. ______ me as soon as possible. It’s urgent. (A) Call (B) Call up (C) Phone call (D) None of these 54. What is a verb-noun ending with -ing called? (A) Adjective (B) Gerund (C) Infinitive (D) Participle 55. A piece of cloth do _____ a turban. (A) For (B) To (C) With (D) At 56. Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: “Don’t sleep.” (A) You are advised not to sleep. (B) You are instructed not to sleep. (C) You are asked not to sleep. (D) You are told not to sleep. 57. He hidden something _____ the curtain. (A) Behind (B) Under (C) Over (D) Beside 58. Synonym of Loathe is? (A) Love (B) Admire (C) Detest (D) Respect 59. The passengers were very happy ___ the friendly and warm treatment given to them. (A) By (B) For (C) Of (D) With 60. What is the correct indirect speech for: “He said, ‘He will go to Karachi next week.'” (A) He said that he will go to Karachi next week. (B) He said that he would go to Karachi the following week. (C) He said that he had gone to Karachi the next week. (D) He said that he goes to Karachi the following week. 61. Synonym for Praiseworthy is? (A) Creditable (B) Forgettable (C) Questionable (D) Regrettable 62. Synonym of intrinsic is? (A) External (B) Inherent (C) Temporary (D) Distant 63. Antonym of “wrath” is? (A) Fury (B) Anger (C) Forgiveness (D) Rage 64. Antonym of “fickle” is? (A) Consistent (B) Erratic (C) Changeable (D) Wavering 65. Which of the following correctly spells the word used in research? (A) Questinnaire (B) Qustionnare (C) Questionnaire (D) Questionaire 66. Which preposition is correctly used with the verb “compile”? (A) Compile of data (B) Compile from data (C) Compile by data (D) Compile at data 67. Complete the phrase: “Live and ___.” (A) let love (B) let go (C) let live (D) let die 68. The Bretton Woods system deals with? (A) Climate agreements (B) International trade laws (C) International monetary system (D) Political treaties 69. A word formed from the first letters of a sentence is called? (A) Antonym (B) Abbreviation (C) Acronym (D) Prefix 70. Complete the proverb: “A leopard cannot change its _____.” (A) nature (B) stripes (C) spots (D) attitude 71. He is proficient ____ mathematics. (A) of (B) in (C) with (D) at 72. Complete the sentence: “We will go out when it ____ raining.” (A) Stop (B) Stopped (C) Stops (D) Has stopped 73. Identify the subject in the sentence: “I met a beggar on the road.” (A) Met (B) I (C) A beggar (D) On the road 74. A person who believes in practical approaches is called? (A) Idealist (B) Pessimist (C) Realist (D) Pragmatic 75. Complete the proverb: βA watched pot never ___.β (A) burns (B) ends (C) cools (D) boils 76. Who lives in a glass house ___ not throw the stone? (A) will (B) can (C) should (D) should not 77. Complete the sentence: βHe is harvesting the crop when it ___ ripped.β (A) will (B) has (C) is (D) he 78. What is the correct indirect form of the sentence: βHe said to Maria, βLet me help do my workββ? (A) He told Maria to help him do his work. (B) He said to Maria that he should help her do her work. (C) He asked Maria to let him help do his work. (D) None of these 79. Identify the mistake in the sentence: “They attack on me.” (A) They are attack me (B) They attacked me (C) They attacks me (D) They had attack me 80. Synonym of Avocation is? (A) Profession (B) Career (C) Duty (D) Hobby 81. You will go, or you will miss the train. It is which type of sentence? (A) Complex (B) Compound (C) Reflexive (D) None of these 82. We knocked on the door but nobody answered. But is which part of speech? (A) Adverb (B) Conjunction (C) Interjection (D) Adjective 83. I know that you _____ pass the exam with flying colours. (A) Will (B) Shall (C) Would (D) None of these 84. I donβt mind ______ if you are tired. (A) Driving (B) To Drive (C) Drive (D) None of these 85. Change Voice: The Doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man. (A) The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor. (B) The injured man bandaged his arm. (C) The injured man made the doctor injure his arm. (D) None of these