BPSC AE 2024: Assistant Engineer (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical) (Advt. 32 and 33/2024), Paper I General English
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 5) : Below each of the 3. The state of being one.
following underlined definitions four possible
substitutes (words) are given. Choose the correct (A) fatal
word which may closely fit for each definition.
(B) patrimony
1. Government by officials.
(C) unity
(D) voluntary
(A) republic
(B) democracy
4. Take possession of by force.
(C) bureaucracy
(A) usurp
(D) autocracy
(B) mercenary
(C) obsolete
2. A person who loves his country. (D) sacrifice
(A) veteran
5. Hard to please.
(B) patriot
(A) sceptic
(C) optimist (B) illegal
(C) unanimous
(D) parasite
(D) fastidious
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Directions (Q. Nos. 6 to 10) : Below each of 8. VAGUE
the following words (in capital letters) four
(A) Reward
possible substitutes are given. Pick out the
(B) Hard
word that is most nearly opposite in meaning
to the word given in capital letters and (C) Vice
indicate your response on the Answer sheet.
(D) Def inite
6. WICKED
9. CRUDE
(A) Trivial
(A) Dull
(B) Virtuous
(B) Dear
(C) Loyal (C) Kind
(D) Pessimist (D) Refined
7. PERSUADE 10. TIMID
(A) Dissuade (A) Cool
(B) Ignoble (B) Rough
(C) Tame (C) Fearless
(D) Disunite (D) Thin
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Directions (Q. Nos. 11 to 15) : Below each 13. Weal and woe.
of the following underlined idioms or phrases
(A) Here and there
four possible substitutes (words or group of
words) are given. Select the one which is most
(B) Under suspicion
nearly the same to the given idiom /phrase.
(C) Success and failure
11. In black and white.
(D) Joys and sorrows
(A) In fashion
14. Fire and fury.
(B) In practice
(A) Rubbish
(C) In writing
(B) Passion
(D) In reading
(C) Emoluments
(D) Rapid
12. Black sheep.
15. The gift of the gab.
(A) Villain characters
(A) A talent for speaking
(B) Good characters
(B) A talent for producing
(C) Refined characters
(C) A talent for making
(D) Bad characters
(D) A talent for writing
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Directions (Q. Nos. 16 to 25) : Below each 18. I have written a letter to her yesterday.
of the following sentences three possible
substitutes are given for the underlined part.
(A) write a letter
If one of them is better than the underlined
part, indicate your response on the Answer (B) wrote a letter
sheet against the corresponding letter (A),
(B) or (C). If none of the substitutes improves (C) writes a letter
the sentence, indicate (D) as your response
on the Answer sheet. (D) no improvement
16. I had been waiting an hour when you 19. I insist on you being present.
came to see me.
(A) yours being
(A) have been
(B) has been (B) your being
(C) will have (C) herself being
(D) no improvement
(D) no improvement
17. This room contains ten furnitures. 20. I have read the two f irst chapters of
this book.
(A) ten piece of furniture
(A) two first
(B) ten pieces of furniture
(B) two and first
(C) ten furniture (C) the first two
(D) no improvement (D) no improvement
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21. All the cakes have been eaten by the 24. He who has suffered most in the cause
boys before the party began. let him speak.
(A) has been eaten (A) should speak
(B) must speak
(B) will have been eaten
(C) will speak
(C) had been eaten
(D) no improvement
(D) no improvement
25. When the boat was upset, we could
swim to the bank.
22. I was appointed for this post.
(A) were able to
(A) at this
(B) are able to
(B) in this (C) can swim
(D) no improvement
(C) to this
(D) no improvement Directions (Q. Nos. 26 to 35) : Each of the
following sentences is given with blank space
to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four
alternatives are suggested for each sentence.
23. This is the completest book on English Choose the correct alternative.
Grammar.
26. Please ring me up as soon as he ______
(A) a complete
(A) has come
(B) the complete
(B) came
(C) complete
(C) comes
(D) no improvement
(D) will come
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27. You are not justified _________ 30. If I ___________ to pick a single factor
imputing bad motives to me. to answer this big question.
(A) in (A) have
(B) to
(B) were
(C) of
(C) am
(D) on
(D) was
28. By the end of this month I will have 31. He preferred playing football to ______
_________ here for five years. grammar.
(A) works (A) studying
(B) working (B) studies
(C) worked (C) studied
(D) work (D) study
32. The university has been closed _______
29. A modest man does not boost _______ yesterday.
his merits.
(A) to
(A) on
(B) from
(B) about
(C) of (C) for
(D) over (D) since
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33. The confluence of government and Directions (Q. Nos. 36 to 45) : Read each of
technology__________ our lives.
the following sentences to f ind out whether
(A) affects
there is an error in any underlined part. No
(B) effects
(C) effect sentence has more than one error. If you feel
(D) affect there is no error in a sentence, write (D) to
signify ‘No error’.
34. Don’t go out now. We are _______ to
have lunch.
(A) going
36. The wisdom is the gift
(B) being (A) (B)
(C) having
of heaven. No error
(D) about
(C) (D)
35. Sentinels were posted lest the camp
_________ be taken by surprise.
37. This is one of the most interesting
books that
(A) will
(A) (B)
(B) should
has ever been printed. No error
(C) must
(C) (D)
(D) would
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38. Ten new members have been enrolled 42. No sooner had he returned than
and
(A) (B)
(A) (B)
he was off again. No error
seven resigned. No error
(C) (D)
(C) (D)
43. He is a lover of
39. Between you and I there can be
(A) (B)
(A) (B)
beauty. No error
no compromise. No error (C) (D)
(C) (D)
44. Politics were with him the business
40. Unless you apologized I shall
(A) (B)
(A) (B)
of his life. No error
punish you. No error
(C) (D)
(C) (D)
45. Calcutta is farther from the equator
41. In regards to details the
committee (A) (B)
(A) (B)
than Colombo. No error
were divided. No error
(C) (D) (C) (D)
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Directions (Q. Nos. 46 to 50) : Below each 48. ZENITH
of the following words (in capital letters) (A) Empty
four possible substitutes are given. Choose (B) Apex
the word which is nearest in meaning to the
(C) Support
word given in capital letters and indicate
(D) Loathe
your response on the Answer sheet.
49. IMMACULATE
46. SLENDER
(A) Occult
(A) Slim
(B) Duplicate
(B) Soft
(C) Spotless
(C) Round
(D) Exempt
(D) Silly
47. AWFUL 50. THRIVE
(A) Giggle (A) Lazy
(B) Terrible (B) Perturb
(C) Tidy (C) Excess
(D) Helpful (D) Prosper
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Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna
Advt. No. 32/2024 & 33/2024 (General English)
Assistant Engineer, Civil & Mechanical Written (Objective)
Competitive Examinations
Final Answer key (Set-W)
Question No. Ans. Key Question No. Ans. Key
1 C 26 C
2 B 27 A
3 C 28 C
4 A 29 Deleted
5 D 30 Deleted
6 B 31 A
7 A 32 D
8 D 33 A
9 D 34 D
10 C 35 B
11 C 36 A
12 D 37 C
13 D 38 C
14 B 39 Deleted
15 A 40 A
16 D 41 A
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Question No. Ans. Key Question No. Ans. Key
17 B 42 D
18 B 43 D
19 B 44 A
20 C 45 D
21 C 46 A
22 C 47 B
23 A 48 B
24 Deleted 49 C
25 D 50 D
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(Set-X)
Question No. Ans. Key Question No. Ans. Key
1 D 26 B
2 C 27 D
3 C 28 Deleted
4 A 29 B
5 B 30 D
6 D 31 D
7 A 32 C
8 A 33 B
9 C 34 B
10 B 35 Deleted
11 A 36 C
12 A 37 B
13 C 38 C
14 A 39 A
15 Deleted 40 D
16 A 41 B
17 D 42 A
18 D 43 B
19 C 44 C
20 D 45 D
21 Deleted 46 B
22 C 47 C
23 D 48 C
24 A 49 A
25 C 50 D
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(Set-Y)
Question No. Ans. Key Question No. Ans. Key
1 Deleted 26 B
2 D 27 A
3 D 28 B
4 B 29 C
5 B 30 D
6 C 31 C
7 C 32 D
8 B 33 B
9 A 34 A
10 C 35 D
11 A 36 C
12 D 37 A
13 A 38 Deleted
14 B 39 C
15 C 40 C
16 D 41 Deleted
17 A 42 B
18 C 43 B
19 A 44 D
20 A 45 A
21 Deleted 46 A
22 A 47 B
23 D 48 B
24 D 49 C
25 C 50 D
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(Set-Z)
Question No. Ans. Key Question No. Ans. Key
1 B 26 A
2 C 27 C
3 A 28 B
4 D 29 A
5 C 30 D
6 A 31 D
7 C 32 A
8 A 33 C
9 Deleted 34 B
10 C 35 A
11 D 36 D
12 D 37 C
13 D 38 D
14 A 39 A
15 A 40 B
16 B 41 D
17 B 42 B
18 Deleted 43 Deleted
19 A 44 B
20 B 45 B
21 D 46 C
22 D 47 C
23 A 48 A
24 Deleted 49 C
25 C 50 D
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Question Sequence as per Set-W
Set-W Set-X Set-Y Set-Z
14 49 30 27
19 34 8 42
24 35 1 43
25 40 3 41
27 30 40 20
29 28 38 18
30 21 41 24
39 15 21 9
41 14 22 15
43 18 24 11
48 7 35 5
Reason as per Set-W
Q.No. 14 :- No Change
Reason :- Candidate's Objection is not considerable
Q.No. 19 :- No Change
Reason :- Candidate's Objection is not considerable.
Q.No. 24 :- Deleted
Reason :- All the options A, B. & C are appropriate answer.
Q.No. 25 :- The Provisional answer is option 'A' but the correct answer is option 'D'
Reason :- No Improvement is required as per the context and meaning of the
Sentence.
Q.No. 27 :- No Change
Reason :- Candidate's Objection is not considerable
Q.No. 29 :- Deleted
Reason :- The word ‘Boost’ has been used instead of ‘Boast’. Hence no option is
Correct. If the word ‘Boast’ had been there the option ‘C’ would have been the
correct answer.
Q.No. 30 :- Deleted
Reason :- The question is incomplete.
Q.No. 39 :- Deleted
Reason :- The Options ‘B’ & ‘D’ both are correct in the context of general usage and
Idiomatic expression.
Q.No. 41 :- The Provisional answer is option ‘D’ but the correct answer is option ‘A’.
Reason :- The phrase ‘in regards to’ is incorrect. The correct Phrase is ‘in regard to’.
Q.No. 43 :- The Provisional answer is option ‘C’ but the correct answer is option ‘D’
Reason :- The Provisional answer is ‘C’ which is incorrect as the sentence doesn’t need
any improvement.
Q.No. 48 :- No Change
Reason :- Candidate's Objection is not considerablePage 1 of 12
Source: Bihar Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Bihar Public Service Commission.