BSTC Second Shift 2025 Part D English Answer Key : Here is the Answer Key of BSTC 2025 Exam 2nd shift paper’s Part – D Language Proficiency : English
Part-D
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY : ENGLISH
Read the following passage and answer Question number: 151, 152 and 153.
“To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really a sign of strength. It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act of vengeance but it takes a strong character to restrain those natural passions. The man who forgives an injury proves himself to be superior to the man who wronged himself and puts the wrong-doer to shame.”
151. The phrase “carried away” means –
(A) to win (B) to continue
(C) to be influenced by (D) to take away
152. ‘To forgive an injury’ is really a sign of –
(A) weakness (B) strength (C) helplessness (D) passivity
153. The expression ‘passions’ refers to –
(A) the habit of forgiveness
(B) the feeling of bitterness
(C) hating someone
(D) feeling bitter and hating someone
154. Which option combines the following two sentences incorrectly?
He had no qualification. He got the job.
(A) He had no qualification but he got the job.
(B) He had no qualification and he got the job.
(C) He had no qualification; however, he got the job.
(D) He had no qualification; nevertheless he got the job.
155. I ………… (read) the book a number of times.
(A) reading (B) was read (C) have read (D) read
156. Which of the following options is an antonym for ‘Abhor’?
(A) Admire (B) Detest (C) Hate (D) Loathe
157. Choose the correct sentence :-
He is going to Pune. He will start business there.
(A) He is going to Pune and he will start business there.
(B) When he goes to Pune, there he will start business.
(C) Going to Pune, he will start there business.
(D) He is going to Pune to start business there.
158. Fill up the blank –
Plutarch’s Lives ………… an interesting book.
(A) was (B) are (C) is (D) were
159. How often do you …………… your hair?
(A) wash (B) are washing
(C) has been washing (D) washed
160. Select one word for the following –
One who is engaged in charitable work.
(A) Prophet (B) Philanthropist (C) Propagator (D) Philosopher
161. Which of the following is a correct spelling?
(A) Ocur (B) Permitted (C) Benefitt (D) Controler
162. Which of the following word is wrongly spelled?
(A) Accustom (B) Colloquial (C) Irrelavant (D) Conscience
163. Which of the following sentence is not correct?
(A) We had swum across the river before the sunset.
(B) The bus was hired by the ladies for its picnic.
(C) Our country needs a number of self-sacrificing and devoted political leaders.
(D) At last he was married to a poor girl.
164. Fill in the blanks with correct tense –
My friend ………… (hate) reading but ………… (love) to go to the movies.
(A) hated, is loving (B) hating, loves (C) hates, loves (D) is hate, love
165. Choose the correct answer –
She was too arrogant to apologize.
(A) She was not so arrogant that she would not apologize.
(B) She was so arrogant that cannot apologize.
(C) She was so arrogant that she would not apologize.
(D) She was not too arrogant to apologize.
166. Which of the options is a synonym for ‘Forsake’?
(A) Favour (B) Abandon (C) Sufficient (D) Consent
167. Complete the sentence with suitable Article –
I enjoyed reading ………… book you gave me.
(A) a (B) an (C) any (D) the
168. Fill in the blank –
He killed two birds ………… one shot.
(A) with (B) in (C) at (D) just in
169. Which is a correct sentence?
(A) I worked hard that fails.
(B) Failure resulted by working long.
(C) She and her mother is late.
(D) She as well as her brother is late.
170. Identify the underlined word –
Ram is absent because he is ill.
(A) Pronoun (B) Noun (C) Verb (D) Adverb
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