13 th BCS Preliminary

16. Anything 'pernicious' tends to injure or destroy. something which has no such harmful effect is -.

[13 th BCS Preliminary : 1999]

1. innocuous

1

2. innocent

2

3. immaculate

3

4. salutary

4
Answer
17. We(not have) a holiday since the beginning of the year. which of the following verb forms does best complete the above sentence?

[13 th BCS Preliminary : 1999]

1. did not have

1

2. have not had

2

3. are not having

3

4. had not had

4
Answer
18. If I were you, I (handle) the situation more carefully. which of the following verb forms does best complete the above sentence?

[13 th BCS Preliminary : 1999]

1. would handle

1

2. will handle

2

3. handled

3

4. would have handled

4
Answer
19. It's time(you, realize) your mistakes. which of the following verb forms does best complete the above sentence?

[13 th BCS Preliminary : 1999]

1. you realized

1

2. that you realize

2

3. you would realize

3

4. you have realized

4
Answer
20. It is too difficult to 'tolerate' bad temper for long .-  Which of the following phrases best replaces 'tolerate' in the above sentence ?

[13 th BCS Preliminary : 1999]

1. cope up with

1

2. put up with

2

3. stand up for

3

4. pull on with

4
Answer