PPSC English MCQs

Identify the closest meaning of underlined word: In this modern age everyone resorts to sycophancy?

(A). Avariciousness

(B). Affection

(C). Sophistication

(D). Flattery

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Synonym of Blasphemy is?

(A). Unholy

(B). Irreverence

(C). Irrespective

(D). None of these

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The car ___ Front is slowing down?

(A). In

(B). About

(C). On

(D). None of these

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‘Amicus Curiae’ is?

(A). Eminent friend

(B). Most expensive lawyer

(C). Arbitrator appointed by a court of law

(D). Friend of court and disinterested advisor

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Utopia means?

(A). A Paradise

(B). An Island

(C). An Ideal land

(D). An Idol

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “To plough the sand?

(A). To do a difficult work

(B). To work in vain

(C). To make the desert bloom

(D). To make the desert fertile

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“Bootlegging” is a form of?

(A). Indian Religion

 (B). Drugs

(C). Smuggling

(D). Sketches

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Complete the proverb: “Keep your friends close and your enemies”

(A). Apart

(B). Closer

(C). Close

(D). Away

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What does the phrase “Putting the cart before the horse” mean?

(A). To do something contrary to conventional order

(B). To do things in perfect order

 (C). To be over active

  (D). To be ready to go

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I congratulated him ____ his success.

(A). Upon

(B). On

(C). At

(D). For