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BPSC TRE English PYQs Class 6–8: All Previous Year Questions

TRE-2 · TRE-3 Original · TRE-3 Re-Exam

Practice the complete English subject question bank from the included Class 6–8 BPSC TRE sittings. Part III questions Q.71–150 are retained with their original A–E options; qualifying English E-1 to E-8 and General Studies are excluded.

  • 240 English PYQs
  • 3 sittings
  • Part III · Q.71–150
  • No guessed answer keys
240 matching questions · showing 1–30
Coverage note

The 15 March 2024 TRE-3 paper is retained for practice but is labelled as the cancelled/original sitting. The 19 July 2024 paper is the official re-exam sitting. Correct-answer interaction can be added later after official answer keys are mapped.

BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.71
Question 1
Reading ComprehensionPassage 1 - letters and longhand correspondence

The writer writes his letters in

Select the correct answer:
  • pencil
  • Hindi
  • longhand
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.71 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.72
Question 2
Reading ComprehensionPassage 1 - letters and longhand correspondence

His first letter was written to his

Select the correct answer:
  • sister
  • friend
  • parents
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.72 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.73
Question 3
Reading ComprehensionPassage 1 - letters and longhand correspondence

His letter W resembles his

Select the correct answer:
  • mother’s
  • teacher’s
  • father’s
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.73 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.74
Question 4
Reading ComprehensionPassage 1 - letters and longhand correspondence

The letters of his parents _____ their lives to each other.

Select the correct answer:
  • criticized
  • described
  • laughed
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.74 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.75
Question 5
Reading ComprehensionPassage 1 - letters and longhand correspondence

The letters depicted the _____ his parents lived in.

Select the correct answer:
  • house
  • world
  • city
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.75 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.76
Question 6
Reading ComprehensionPassage 2 - children’s exploratory behaviour

According to the author, the natural exploratory behaviour of infants is

Select the correct answer:
  • restricted in every society
  • an unfortunate condition
  • a dangerous choice
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.76 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.77
Question 7
Reading ComprehensionPassage 2 - children’s exploratory behaviour

There are fewer and less complex dangers for infants

Select the correct answer:
  • in our present-day society
  • in primitive rural cultures
  • in artificial environment
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.77 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.78
Question 8
Reading ComprehensionPassage 2 - children’s exploratory behaviour

Parents are extra careful in protecting their small children because

Select the correct answer:
  • they cannot fend for themselves
  • they need psychological guidance
  • the environment is not natural
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.78 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.79
Question 9
Reading ComprehensionPassage 2 - children’s exploratory behaviour

The natural exploratory urge of small children is essentially to

Select the correct answer:
  • grasp and master the environment
  • counter the trappings of civilization
  • reduce the dangers of traffic, electricity, gas, etc.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.79 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.80
Question 10
Reading ComprehensionPassage 2 - children’s exploratory behaviour

The author sounds

Select the correct answer:
  • supportive of parents who overprotect their children
  • critical of parents who overprotect their children
  • non-committal about parents who overprotect their children
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.80 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.81
Question 11
Reading ComprehensionPassage 3 - modern surgery

Most people are afraid of being operated on

Select the correct answer:
  • in spite of improvements in modern surgery
  • because they think modern drugs are dangerous
  • because they do not believe they need anaesthetics
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.81 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.82
Question 12
Reading ComprehensionPassage 3 - modern surgery

Surgeons in the early years of this century, compared with modern ones

Select the correct answer:
  • had less to learn about surgery
  • needed more knowledge
  • could perform every operation known today
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.82 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.83
Question 13
Reading ComprehensionPassage 3 - modern surgery

Open-heart surgery has been possible

Select the correct answer:
  • since the invention of valves
  • only in the last fifty years
  • from prehistoric times
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.83 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.84
Question 14
Reading ComprehensionPassage 3 - modern surgery

Modern surgeons

Select the correct answer:
  • do not like to perform operations of the new type
  • are not as highly qualified as the older ones
  • are obliged to specialize more than their predecessors
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.84 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.85
Question 15
Reading ComprehensionPassage 3 - modern surgery

In modern surgery

Select the correct answer:
  • it is impossible to use drugs
  • you cannot operate on the lungs
  • you can even remove a portion of the brain
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.85 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.86
Question 16
Reading ComprehensionPassage 4 - vegetarianism and protein

According to the passage, a strict vegetarian is a person who

Select the correct answer:
  • rarely eats animal products
  • sometimes eats eggs
  • never eats any animal products
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.86 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.87
Question 17
Reading ComprehensionPassage 4 - vegetarianism and protein

Protein is important because

Select the correct answer:
  • it is the body-building substance in food
  • it is good for health
  • it is not difficult to obtain from vegetables
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.87 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.88
Question 18
Reading ComprehensionPassage 4 - vegetarianism and protein

We feel weak when we go without meat

Select the correct answer:
  • because we are reducing our food intake
  • because we do not get enough protein
  • because vegetables do not contain protein
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.88 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.89
Question 19
Reading ComprehensionPassage 4 - vegetarianism and protein

Proteins are built up from

Select the correct answer:
  • about twenty different amino acids
  • about twenty different vegetables
  • various fats and sugars
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.89 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.90
Question 20
Reading ComprehensionPassage 4 - vegetarianism and protein

According to the author of the passage, physiologically life-long vegetarianism may not be desirable because

Select the correct answer:
  • it makes people very thin
  • the body must process too much waste
  • the farmers lose money
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.90 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.91
Question 21
Reading ComprehensionPassage 5 - Mr. Gupta, coat and jewellery

Mr. Deepak Gupta gave the jewelry to

Select the correct answer:
  • a friend
  • a thief
  • a policeman
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.91 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.92
Question 22
Reading ComprehensionPassage 5 - Mr. Gupta, coat and jewellery

Mr. Gupta wanted the waiter to give the jewelry to

Select the correct answer:
  • the officer
  • the manager
  • the owner
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.92 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.93
Question 23
Reading ComprehensionPassage 5 - Mr. Gupta, coat and jewellery

Why did Mr. Gupta go to the restaurant?

Select the correct answer:
  • To have a meeting with the other man
  • To have a cup of coffee
  • To meet the waiter
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.93 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.94
Question 24
Reading ComprehensionPassage 5 - Mr. Gupta, coat and jewellery

Where did Mr. Gupta leave his coat?

Select the correct answer:
  • On the chair
  • In the dining room
  • Near the door
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.94 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.95
Question 25
Reading ComprehensionPassage 5 - Mr. Gupta, coat and jewellery

The mistake was made by

Select the correct answer:
  • Mr. Gupta
  • the waiter
  • the manager
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.95 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.96
Question 26
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

AROMA

Select the correct answer:
  • Military
  • Arouse
  • Fragrance
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.96 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.97
Question 27
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

REVIVE

Select the correct answer:
  • Change
  • Very quickly
  • Bring back to consciousness
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.97 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.98
Question 28
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

An old hand

Select the correct answer:
  • Inexperienced
  • An unwise person
  • Expert
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.98 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.99
Question 29
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

Heart and soul

Select the correct answer:
  • Eagerly
  • Hesitatingly
  • Weak
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.99 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.100
Question 30
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

Bed of roses

Select the correct answer:
  • Very easy
  • Red roses on the bed
  • A small plot of land where roses are grown
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.100 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.101
Question 31
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

DEFIANT

Select the correct answer:
  • Rebellious
  • Docile
  • Obedient
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.101 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.102
Question 32
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

PROUD

Select the correct answer:
  • Ashamed
  • Humble
  • Meek
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.102 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.103
Question 33
Grammar & Usage

He climbed the tree and plucked all the mangoes _____ his reach.

Select the correct answer:
  • near
  • beside
  • within
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.103 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.104
Question 34
Grammar & Usage

I will not _____ this rudeness.

Select the correct answer:
  • bare
  • bear
  • beer
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.104 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.105
Question 35
Grammar & Usage

_____ the father goes, his dog follows.

Select the correct answer:
  • Wherever
  • Where
  • Earlier
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.105 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.106
Question 36
Grammar & Usage

No sooner did the erring student see his school Principal than he _____.

Select the correct answer:
  • took to his heels
  • shook his head
  • stood the ground
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.106 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.107
Question 37
Grammar & Usage

The furniture in the house _____ been replaced.

Select the correct answer:
  • have
  • has
  • had
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.107 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.108
Question 38
One-word Substitution

One who does not make a mistake

Select the correct answer:
  • Intelligible
  • Infallible
  • Flawless
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.108 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.109
Question 39
One-word Substitution

A list of books or articles

Select the correct answer:
  • Demagogue
  • Monologue
  • Catalogue
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.109 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.110
Question 40
Grammar & Usage

Choose the sentence which you consider to have the correct word order.

Select the correct answer:
  • With him are all his friends travelling?
  • All his friends are travelling with him?
  • Are all his friends with him travelling?
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.110 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.111
Question 41
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

He does not suffer from any _____ ailment at all.

Select the correct answer:
  • passing
  • unstable
  • chronic
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.111 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.112
Question 42
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

Find the correct meaning of FRET from the choices given below.

Select the correct answer:
  • Think
  • Confuse
  • Worry
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.112 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.113
Question 43
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

She _____ an early dinner last night.

Select the correct answer:
  • have
  • has
  • had
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.113 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.114
Question 44
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

TRUE

Select the correct answer:
  • Dirty
  • False
  • Untrue
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.114 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.115
Question 45
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

SLAVE

Select the correct answer:
  • Master
  • Mister
  • Servant
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.115 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.116
Question 46
Prepositions & Articles

Children dislike _____ anger of their parents.

Select the correct answer:
  • an
  • the
  • a
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.116 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.117
Question 47
Prepositions & Articles

_____ capital of India is New Delhi.

Select the correct answer:
  • The
  • A
  • An
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.117 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.118
Question 48
Prepositions & Articles

A year ago, I visited _____ island.

Select the correct answer:
  • an
  • the
  • a
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.118 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.119
Question 49
Prepositions & Articles

Yesterday I saw _____ one-eyed man.

Select the correct answer:
  • the
  • a
  • an
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.119 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.120
Question 50
Prepositions & Articles

He is the _____ in his school.

Select the correct answer:
  • brave
  • bravest
  • braver
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.120 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.121
Question 51
Prepositions & Articles

He gave me everything I asked _____.

Select the correct answer:
  • about
  • for
  • into
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.121 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.122
Question 52
Prepositions & Articles

She is deaf _____ one ear.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • of
  • from
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.122 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.123
Question 53
Prepositions & Articles

The students must assemble every morning _____ time.

Select the correct answer:
  • at
  • against
  • on
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.123 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.124
Question 54
Prepositions & Articles

My scooter fell _____ the road.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • over
  • on
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.124 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.125
Question 55
Grammar & Usage

Much of your labour _____ wide of the mark.

Select the correct answer:
  • are
  • is
  • was
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.125 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.126
Question 56
Grammar & Usage

Either of these pens _____ good enough for me.

Select the correct answer:
  • are
  • was
  • is
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.126 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.127
Question 57
Grammar & Usage

Neither of these bottles _____ full.

Select the correct answer:
  • is
  • are
  • were
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.127 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.128
Question 58
Grammar & Usage

Work hard _____ you should fail.

Select the correct answer:
  • unless
  • lest
  • as if
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.128 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.129
Question 59
Grammar & Usage

Hardly had we reached the school _____ the bell rang.

Select the correct answer:
  • who
  • when
  • than
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.129 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.130
Question 60
Grammar & Usage

The bus conductor shouted _____ he had gone mad.

Select the correct answer:
  • although
  • lest
  • as if
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.130 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.131
Question 61
Grammar & Usage

It was the _____ moment of my life.

Select the correct answer:
  • proud
  • prouder
  • proudest
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.131 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.132
Question 62
Grammar & Usage

I will not go with you _____ you put on decent clothes.

Select the correct answer:
  • unless
  • in case
  • though
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.132 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.133
Question 63
Grammar & Usage

I keep him occupied _____ his mind does not wander to his native village.

Select the correct answer:
  • lest
  • in order
  • so that
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.133 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.134
Question 64
Grammar & Usage

When I call your name, please _____ out of the class.

Select the correct answer:
  • goes
  • gone
  • go
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.134 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.135
Question 65
Grammar & Usage

We will be _____ for a holiday next week.

Select the correct answer:
  • gone
  • go
  • going
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.135 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.136
Question 66
Grammar & Usage

The food outside the refrigerator _____ be eaten by rats.

Select the correct answer:
  • is
  • will
  • should
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.136 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.137
Question 67
Grammar & Usage

What is the past tense of ‘ring’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Rung
  • Rang
  • Ranged
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.137 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.138
Question 68
Grammar & Usage

What is the present tense of ‘strung’?

Select the correct answer:
  • String
  • Strung
  • Stringed
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.138 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.139
Question 69
Grammar & Usage

The word ‘toy’ in the phrase ‘to toy with the idea’ is a

Select the correct answer:
  • noun
  • pronoun
  • verb
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.139 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.140
Question 70
Grammar & Usage

The verb form of ‘prophecy’ is

Select the correct answer:
  • prophecy
  • prophase
  • prophesize
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.140 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.141
Question 71
Grammar & Usage

Ramesh is the _____ of all the boys.

Select the correct answer:
  • cleverest
  • more clever
  • most cleverest
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.141 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.142
Question 72
Grammar & Usage

She _____ her homework, so she is watching television now.

Select the correct answer:
  • have done
  • is done
  • has done
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.142 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.143
Question 73
Grammar & Usage

Tom _____ to help.

Select the correct answer:
  • trying
  • has tried
  • try
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.143 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.144
Question 74
Grammar & Usage

Which ‘part of speech’ is the underlined word? Kolkata is on the Hooghly.

Select the correct answer:
  • Interjection
  • Pronoun
  • Adjective
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.144 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.145
Question 75
Grammar & Usage

The knight fought _____.

Select the correct answer:
  • badly
  • bravely
  • courageously
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.145 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.146
Question 76
Grammar & Usage

It _____ since early morning.

Select the correct answer:
  • was raining
  • is raining
  • has been raining
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.146 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.147
Question 77
Voice & Reported Speech

Change the following sentence into active voice by choosing the correct option from the given choices: My appendix was taken out by my doctor.

Select the correct answer:
  • Was my appendix taken out?
  • My appendix was taken out by my doctor.
  • My doctor had taken out my appendix.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.147 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.148
Question 78
Grammar & Usage

What is the past tense of ‘sleep’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Sleeped
  • Slept
  • Sleeps
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.148 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.149
Question 79
Grammar & Usage

What is the past participle of ‘forgive’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Forgave
  • Forgive
  • Forgiven
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.149 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-2 • English • 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting • Original Q.150
Question 80
Grammar & Usage

Choose the correct punctuation mark for the following sentence: What a lovely view you have here _____

Select the correct answer:
  • !
  • .
  • ?
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.150 · 10 Dec 2023 · Official sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.71
Question 81
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

A bed of thorns

Select the correct answer:
  • A place which creates problems
  • A place of conflict
  • A very uncomfortable situation
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.71 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.72
Question 82
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

A bird's eye view

Select the correct answer:
  • A general perception
  • Not a thorough analysis
  • A general view
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.72 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.73
Question 83
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

A left-handed compliment

Select the correct answer:
  • An insincere compliment
  • A compliment, though flattering in tone, is really disparaging
  • Not a good compliment
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.73 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.74
Question 84
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

A maiden speech

Select the correct answer:
  • Spoken for the first time
  • The first speech of a public figure
  • The first speech of a newly elected member
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.74 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.75
Question 85
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

A red-letter day

Select the correct answer:
  • A significant day in the life of a person and also nation
  • An auspicious day
  • An important day
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.75 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.76
Question 86
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Give away

Select the correct answer:
  • Abandon
  • Give to any one
  • Give to someone
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.76 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.77
Question 87
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Bargain for

Select the correct answer:
  • Arrange
  • Confer
  • Negotiate
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.77 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.78
Question 88
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Account for

Select the correct answer:
  • Explain satisfactorily (some action or expenditure)
  • Keep record
  • Give a good reason for
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.78 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.79
Question 89
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Answer back

Select the correct answer:
  • Give a reply
  • Retort
  • Answer a reproof immediately
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.79 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.80
Question 90
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Burn down

Select the correct answer:
  • Destroyed completely by fire
  • Set fire
  • Destroy
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.80 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.81
Question 91
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Break out

Select the correct answer:
  • Start
  • Commence
  • Begin
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.81 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.82
Question 92
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Carry on

Select the correct answer:
  • Continue
  • Work on
  • Go on
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.82 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.83
Question 93
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Close down

Select the correct answer:
  • End abruptly
  • Abandon
  • Shut permanently (a shop or business)
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.83 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.84
Question 94
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Close in

Select the correct answer:
  • Come nearer
  • Approach from all sides
  • Shut down
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.84 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.85
Question 95
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Come round

Select the correct answer:
  • Recover
  • Come to a place
  • Finally accept
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.85 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.86
Question 96
Voice & Reported Speech

“I never eat meat”, he explained.

Select the correct answer:
  • He told that he had not eaten meat.
  • He said that he had not taken meat.
  • He explained that he never ate meat.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.86 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.87
Question 97
Voice & Reported Speech

“I am waiting for Ann”, he said.

Select the correct answer:
  • He said (that) he was waiting for Ann.
  • He told (that) he was waiting for Ann.
  • He said (that) he is waiting for Ann.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.87 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.88
Question 98
Voice & Reported Speech

“I took it home with me”, she said.

Select the correct answer:
  • She said that she had taken it home with her.
  • She told that she had taken it home with her.
  • She said she had taken it home with her.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.88 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.89
Question 99
Voice & Reported Speech

He said, “I will be in Paris on Monday.”

Select the correct answer:
  • He said he shall be in Paris on Monday.
  • He said he should be in Paris on Monday.
  • He said he would be in Paris on Monday.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.89 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.90
Question 100
Voice & Reported Speech

He said, “I have been waiting for ages.”

Select the correct answer:
  • He told he had been waiting of ages.
  • He said he had been waiting for ages.
  • He said that he had been waiting for ages.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.90 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.91
Question 101
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of grass

Select the correct answer:
  • handful
  • bit
  • blade
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.91 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.92
Question 102
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of sand

Select the correct answer:
  • grain
  • spec
  • handful
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.92 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.93
Question 103
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of water

Select the correct answer:
  • glass
  • drop
  • bucket
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.93 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.94
Question 104
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of dust

Select the correct answer:
  • bit
  • handful
  • speck
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.94 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.95
Question 105
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of paper

Select the correct answer:
  • bundle
  • sheet
  • page
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.95 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.96
Question 106
Grammar & Usage

Cuttack _____ on the Mahanadi.

Select the correct answer:
  • standing
  • sits
  • stands
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.96 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.97
Question 107
Grammar & Usage

My house _____ south.

Select the correct answer:
  • faces
  • looks
  • facing
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.97 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.98
Question 108
Grammar & Usage

I _____ tired.

Select the correct answer:
  • think
  • sit
  • feel
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.98 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.99
Question 109
Grammar & Usage

I _____ you are wrong.

Select the correct answer:
  • think
  • assume
  • feel
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.99 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.100
Question 110
Grammar & Usage

The road _____ from Cuttack to Kolkata.

Select the correct answer:
  • runs
  • starts
  • goes
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.100 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.101
Question 111
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of keys

Select the correct answer:
  • group
  • number
  • bunch
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.101 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.102
Question 112
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of mountains

Select the correct answer:
  • number
  • chain
  • bundle
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.102 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.103
Question 113
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of hounds

Select the correct answer:
  • group
  • number
  • pack
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.103 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.104
Question 114
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of bees

Select the correct answer:
  • swarm
  • group
  • hive
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.104 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.105
Question 115
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

A _____ of ships

Select the correct answer:
  • group
  • fleet
  • number
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.105 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.106
Question 116
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘tryst with destiny’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Meeting with destiny
  • Understanding with destiny
  • Secret meeting with destiny
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.106 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.107
Question 117
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘redeem our pledge’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Achieve our goal
  • Arrive at our destination
  • Fulfil our promise
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.107 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.108
Question 118
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘at the stroke of midnight hour’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Past twelve o'clock midnight
  • The exact middle of night
  • At twelve o'clock midnight hour
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.108 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.109
Question 119
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘when the world sleeps’?

Select the correct answer:
  • When the people of the world are not active
  • When the people of the world are taking rest
  • When the people of the world are asleep
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.109 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.110
Question 120
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘when we step out from the old to the new’?

Select the correct answer:
  • When we passed from colonial rule to freedom
  • When we got our freedom
  • When we became independent
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.110 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.111
Question 121
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the appropriate meaning of ‘we take the pledge of dedication’?

Select the correct answer:
  • A promise of dedication
  • A vow of dedication
  • An oath of dedication
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.111 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.112
Question 122
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘at the dawn of history’?

Select the correct answer:
  • In the morning of history
  • At the advent of history
  • In the beginning of history
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.112 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.113
Question 123
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What is the meaning of ‘India discovers again’?

Select the correct answer:
  • India finds herself again
  • India renews herself again
  • India gets herself again
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.113 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.114
Question 124
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

Why is it with the meaning of sorrow?

Select the correct answer:
  • Because of violence and death at the time of Independence
  • Because of large-scale killings at the time of Independence
  • Because of violence that broke out at the time of Partition
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.114 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.115
Question 125
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

In what does the ‘service of India’ consist, according to the author?

Select the correct answer:
  • Service of the millions who suffer
  • Service of the poor people
  • Service of all Indian citizens
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.115 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.116
Question 126
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

Who, according to the author, is the greatest man of our generation?

Select the correct answer:
  • Rajaji
  • Rajendra Prasad
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.116 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.117
Question 127
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What was the ambition of the greatest man of our generation?

Select the correct answer:
  • To wipe out every tear from every eye
  • To make everyone happy
  • To alleviate poverty
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.117 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.118
Question 128
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What, according to the author, ‘may be beyond us’?

Select the correct answer:
  • To get rid of tear from everyone's eye
  • To do away with poverty
  • To make everyone happy
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.118 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.119
Question 129
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What have we endured before freedom?

Select the correct answer:
  • The pains of suffering
  • The pains of labour and sufferings
  • All the pains of labour
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.119 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.120
Question 130
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

How long our work will not be over?

Select the correct answer:
  • So long as there is tear in the eye of the people
  • So long as there are tears and suffering
  • So long as there is suffering
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.120 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.121
Question 131
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What kind of responsibility, freedom and power enjoin us?

Select the correct answer:
  • The sovereign people of India should build the nation
  • To make India a worthy nation
  • The responsibility rests upon this assembly to build the nation
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.121 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.122
Question 132
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What does the future beckon to us?

Select the correct answer:
  • The future beckons to us to fulfil the pledges made by us
  • The future beckons to us to redeem our pledges made earlier and now
  • The future beckons to us to fulfil our promises
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.122 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.123
Question 133
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What, according to the author, is the immediate gain of Independence?

Select the correct answer:
  • Independence ended the period of ill fortune
  • Independence gave us the opportunity to build India
  • India discovered herself again
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.123 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.124
Question 134
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

What kind of speech is the set comprehension passage?

Select the correct answer:
  • A nationalistic speech
  • A call to the free people of India
  • A patriotic speech
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.124 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.125
Question 135
Reading ComprehensionNehru - 'Tryst with Destiny' excerpt

Which finds an utterance when we got our Independence?

Select the correct answer:
  • The soul of the nation
  • The long suppressed soul of the nation
  • The soul of India
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.125 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.126
Question 136
One-word Substitution

One who knows many languages

Select the correct answer:
  • Polyglot
  • Multilingual
  • Linguist
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.126 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.127
Question 137
One-word Substitution

Hard to please

Select the correct answer:
  • Pessimist
  • Egocentric
  • Fastidious
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.127 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.128
Question 138
One-word Substitution

One who believes in the existence of God

Select the correct answer:
  • Atheist
  • Saint
  • Theist
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.128 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.129
Question 139
One-word Substitution

One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain

Select the correct answer:
  • Sceptic
  • Stoic
  • Optimist
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.129 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.130
Question 140
One-word Substitution

Resulting in death

Select the correct answer:
  • Mortal
  • Incurable
  • Fatal
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.130 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.131
Question 141
One-word Substitution

Knowing everything

Select the correct answer:
  • Omnipotent
  • Omnipresent
  • Omniscient
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.131 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.132
Question 142
One-word Substitution

One who lives on vegetables

Select the correct answer:
  • Non-vegetarian
  • Cannibal
  • Vegetarian
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.132 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.133
Question 143
Voice & Reported Speech

People have seen wolves in the streets.

Select the correct answer:
  • Wolves are seen in the streets by the people.
  • Wolves had been seen in the streets.
  • Wolves have been seen in the streets.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.133 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.134
Question 144
Voice & Reported Speech

They are repairing the bridge.

Select the correct answer:
  • The bridge is being repaired.
  • The bridge is under repair.
  • The bridge is getting repaired.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.134 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.135
Question 145
Voice & Reported Speech

They broke the window.

Select the correct answer:
  • The window was broken by someone.
  • The window is broken.
  • The window was broken.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.135 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.136
Question 146
Voice & Reported Speech

Who did this?

Select the correct answer:
  • By who this was done?
  • By whom was this done?
  • By whom this was done?
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.136 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.137
Question 147
Voice & Reported Speech

The peon opened the gate.

Select the correct answer:
  • Had the peon opened the gate?
  • The gate was opened by the peon.
  • By whom was the gate open?
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.137 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.138
Question 148
Prepositions & Articles

He died _____ fever.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • through
  • of
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.138 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.139
Question 149
Prepositions & Articles

He is looking _____ a thing.

Select the correct answer:
  • after
  • into
  • for
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.139 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.140
Question 150
Prepositions & Articles

There is a cow _____ the field.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • at
  • over
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.140 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.141
Question 151
Prepositions & Articles

Passengers should be _____ time for their train.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • on
  • before
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.141 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.142
Question 152
Prepositions & Articles

I am sorry _____ forgetting the tickets.

Select the correct answer:
  • about
  • of
  • for
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.142 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.143
Question 153
Prepositions & Articles

Could you translate this _____ Greek for me?

Select the correct answer:
  • to
  • by
  • into
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.143 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.144
Question 154
Prepositions & Articles

Try to be polite _____ Uncle Richard for once.

Select the correct answer:
  • to
  • about
  • with
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.144 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.145
Question 155
Prepositions & Articles

There is a mistake _____ page 120.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • at
  • on
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.145 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.146
Question 156
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

What is the meaning of ‘blow out’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Wipe out
  • Put out
  • Extinguish
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.146 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.147
Question 157
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

What is the meaning of ‘bring out’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Restore
  • Subdue
  • Publish
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.147 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.148
Question 158
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

What is the meaning of ‘look after’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Take care of
  • Take over
  • Take away
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.148 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.149
Question 159
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

What is the meaning of ‘turn out’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Prove to be
  • Happen
  • Produce
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.149 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Original • English • 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting • Original Q.150
Question 160
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

What is the meaning of ‘do away with’?

Select the correct answer:
  • Expel
  • Cancel
  • Abolish
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.150 · 15 Mar 2024 · Cancelled / original sitting
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.71
Question 161
Literature & Literary Terms

Which author created the line “Elementary, my dear Watson!” ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Agatha Christie
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.71 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.72
Question 162
Literature & Literary Terms

The figure of speech used in the phrase “darkness visible” is

Select the correct answer:
  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Oxymoron
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.72 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.73
Question 163
Literature & Literary Terms

Which Victorian poet wrote the dramatic monologues “Andrea Del Sarto” and “Fra Lippo Lippi” ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Robert Browning
  • Lord Tennyson
  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.73 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.74
Question 164
Literature & Literary Terms

Who is the author of the novel Lord of the Flies ?

Select the correct answer:
  • William Golding
  • Thomas Hardy
  • Margaret Atwood
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.74 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.75
Question 165
Literature & Literary Terms

What was the pseudonym of Charles Dickens ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Elia
  • Boz
  • Currer Bell
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.75 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.76
Question 166
Literature & Literary Terms

Which critic distinguished between ‘fancy’, ‘primary imagination’ and ‘secondary imagination’ ?

Select the correct answer:
  • S. T. Coleridge
  • William Wordsworth
  • John Keats
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.76 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.77
Question 167
Literature & Literary Terms

Who wrote the novel Sons and Lovers ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Sigmund Freud
  • Virginia Woolf
  • D. H. Lawrence
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.77 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.78
Question 168
Literature & Literary Terms

In which eighteenth century novel do we find the ‘Yahoos’ ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Robinson Crusoe
  • Gulliver’s Travels
  • Amelia
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.78 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28 • Original Q.79
Question 169
Literature & Literary Terms

Which famous English essayist wrote “Confessions of an Opium Eater” ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Thomas De Quincey
  • Thomas Macaulay
  • Dylan Thomas
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.79 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 28
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.80
Question 170
Literature & Literary Terms

Who wrote the novel Emma ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Mary Wollstonecraft
  • Jane Austen
  • Mary Shelley
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.80 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.81
Question 171
Literature & Literary Terms

Which American playwright wrote Death of a Salesman ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Vladimir Nabokov
  • Arthur Miller
  • Tennessee Williams
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.81 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.82
Question 172
Literature & Literary Terms

Who wrote the play The Jew of Malta ?

Select the correct answer:
  • T. S. Eliot
  • Christopher Marlowe
  • Tom Stoppard
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.82 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.83
Question 173
Literature & Literary Terms

Which English novelist created the character of Miss Marple ?

Select the correct answer:
  • P. G. Wodehouse
  • Agatha Christie
  • Charles Dickens
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.83 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.84
Question 174
Literature & Literary Terms

The dramatist who wrote the play The Spanish Tragedy was

Select the correct answer:
  • William Shakespeare
  • Christopher Marlowe
  • Thomas Kyd
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.84 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.85
Question 175
Literature & Literary Terms

Who created the character of Leopold Bloom in Ulysses ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Virginia Woolf
  • W. B. Yeats
  • James Joyce
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.85 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.86
Question 176
Literature & Literary Terms

Which Indian poet wrote the poem “The Fakir of Jungheera” ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Toru Dutt
  • Henry L. Derozio
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.86 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.87
Question 177
Literature & Literary Terms

In which novel by Charles Dickens do we find the character of Mr. Micawber ?

Select the correct answer:
  • The Pickwick Papers
  • Great Expectations
  • David Copperfield
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.87 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29 • Original Q.88
Question 178
Literature & Literary Terms

Who wrote the play The Birthday Party ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Samuel Beckett
  • Harold Pinter
  • William Golding
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.88 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 29
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.89
Question 179
Literature & Literary Terms

Which novelist created the character of Saleem Sinai ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Mulk Raj Anand
  • Shashi Tharoor
  • Salman Rushdie
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.89 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.90
Question 180
Literature & Literary Terms

“But at my back I always hear/ Time’s winged chariot hurrying near”. The lines are taken from the poem

Select the correct answer:
  • The Pulley
  • The Good Morrow
  • To His Coy Mistress
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.90 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.91
Question 181
Literature & Literary Terms

Which English novelist created the character of Dr. Aziz in A Passage to India ?

Select the correct answer:
  • E. M. Forster
  • Rudyard Kipling
  • M. G. Vassanji
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.91 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.92
Question 182
Literature & Literary Terms

A poem of mourning for a person or an object is called

Select the correct answer:
  • An Ode
  • An Elegy
  • A Madrigal
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.92 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.93
Question 183
Literature & Literary Terms

“The Sea of Faith/Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore/Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.” Who wrote these lines ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Robert Browning
  • Lord Tennyson
  • Matthew Arnold
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.93 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.94
Question 184
Literature & Literary Terms

Which English poet wrote the following lines ? “Break, break, break/On my cold gray stones, O Sea!/ And I would that my tongue could utter/The thoughts that arise in me.”

Select the correct answer:
  • Robert Browning
  • Thomas Hardy
  • Lord Alfred Tennyson
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.94 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.95
Question 185
Literature & Literary Terms

In which novel do we find the characters of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Emma
  • Sense and Sensibility
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.95 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.96
Question 186
Literature & Literary Terms

Which Indian novelist created the character of Raju the guide ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Mulk Raj Anand
  • R. K. Narayan
  • Raja Rao
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.96 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.97
Question 187
Literature & Literary Terms

“On His Blindness” was written by

Select the correct answer:
  • Alexander Pope
  • Edmund Spenser
  • T. S. Eliot
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.97 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30 • Original Q.98
Question 188
Literature & Literary Terms

Which figure of speech is also known as bathos ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Anticlimax
  • Metaphor
  • Synecdoche
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.98 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 30
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.99
Question 189
Literature & Literary Terms

In which Shakespearean play do we find the character of Caliban ?

Select the correct answer:
  • The Winter’s Tale
  • The Tempest
  • Coriolanus
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.99 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.100
Question 190
Literature & Literary Terms

Which critic used the term “negative capability” ?

Select the correct answer:
  • T. S. Eliot
  • W. B. Yeats
  • John Keats
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.100 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.101
Question 191
Literature & Literary Terms

The lines “It is a tale told by an idiot/ Full of sound and fury signifying nothing” are taken from the play

Select the correct answer:
  • Macbeth
  • Hamlet
  • King Lear
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.101 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.102
Question 192
Literature & Literary Terms

Which American novelist created the characters of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway ?

Select the correct answer:
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Herman Melville
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.102 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.103
Question 193
Literature & Literary Terms

What is the prosodic meter used in the following line ? “The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day.”

Select the correct answer:
  • Iambic pentameter
  • Iambic trimeter
  • Trochaic pentameter
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.103 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.104
Question 194
Literature & Literary Terms

Who created the idea of the “Touchstone Method” as an aspect of literary criticism ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Walter Savage Landor
  • Walter Pater
  • Matthew Arnold
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.104 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31 • Original Q.105
Question 195
Literature & Literary Terms

Which English Romantic poet wrote the following lines ? “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/ A pleasant pleasure dome decree”.

Select the correct answer:
  • S. T. Coleridge
  • William Wordsworth
  • John Keats
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.105 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 31
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32 • Original Q.106
Question 196
Reading ComprehensionTaj Mahal passage

Point out the true statement from the following : I. Marble was not used for the construction of the Taj Mahal. II. The name of the Taj Mahal is also Rauza-i-Munawara. III. The Taj Mahal was completed by the time of the Urs ceremony for Mumtaz Mahal was held.

Select the correct answer:
  • Only III
  • Only I
  • Only II
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.106 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32 • Original Q.107
Question 197
Reading ComprehensionTaj Mahal passage

In the contemporary texts the Taj Mahal is known as

Select the correct answer:
  • Mumtaz Mahal
  • Mumtazabad
  • Rauza-i-Munawara
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.107 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32 • Original Q.108
Question 198
Reading ComprehensionTaj Mahal passage

The construction of the Taj Mahal was completed between the period

Select the correct answer:
  • 1680 – 1690 A.D.
  • 1620 – 1626 A.D.
  • 1610 – 1616 A.D.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.108 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32 • Original Q.109
Question 199
Reading ComprehensionTaj Mahal passage

Marble stone used for the construction of the Taj Mahal was brought from the ancestral domain of Raja Jai Singh. The name of the place where mines of marble were located is

Select the correct answer:
  • Makrana
  • Burhanpur
  • Amber
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.109 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32 • Original Q.110
Question 200
Reading ComprehensionTaj Mahal passage

The remains of Mumtaz Mahal were initially buried in

Select the correct answer:
  • Delhi
  • Moradabad
  • Zainabad
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.110 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 32
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33 • Original Q.111
Question 201
Reading ComprehensionUrbanisation passage

The reality of urbanisation is reflected in

Select the correct answer:
  • how many novels have been written
  • the growth of the population in cities
  • how many villages have built community halls
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.111 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33 • Original Q.112
Question 202
Reading ComprehensionUrbanisation passage

The popular view about the process of urbanisation in developing countries is

Select the correct answer:
  • negative
  • positive
  • neutral
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.112 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33 • Original Q.113
Question 203
Reading ComprehensionUrbanisation passage

The author in this passage has tried to focus on

Select the correct answer:
  • village life
  • urbanisation and its challenges
  • human love
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.113 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33 • Original Q.114
Question 204
Reading ComprehensionUrbanisation passage

The average annual increase in the number of urbanites in developing countries, from AD 1950 to 2000 was close to

Select the correct answer:
  • 4 million
  • 3 million
  • 10 million
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.114 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33 • Original Q.115
Question 205
Reading ComprehensionUrbanisation passage

Which one of the following is not considered as an indicator of urban quality of life ?

Select the correct answer:
  • Clean water
  • Sanitation facilities
  • Clean air
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.115 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 33
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34 • Original Q.116
Question 206
Reading ComprehensionStorytelling passage

Storytelling is

Select the correct answer:
  • in not in our genes
  • an ancient practice
  • the essence of what makes us human
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.116 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34 • Original Q.117
Question 207
Reading ComprehensionStorytelling passage

Humans become less selfish when

Select the correct answer:
  • they listen to frightening stories
  • they work in large groups
  • they work in solitude
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.117 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34 • Original Q.118
Question 208
Reading ComprehensionStorytelling passage

Rational optimists

Select the correct answer:
  • live in secluded catles
  • don’t think about the future at all
  • think that the welfare of man should be left only to a few able adults
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.118 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34 • Original Q.119
Question 209
Reading ComprehensionStorytelling passage

Our knowledge is a collection of

Select the correct answer:
  • some stories that we forget
  • no stories that we have heard during our life-time
  • a few stories that survive
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.119 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34 • Original Q.120
Question 210
Reading ComprehensionStorytelling passage

How the future will turn out to be, depends upon the stories ...

Select the correct answer:
  • Which are repeatedly narrated
  • We collectively choose to believe in
  • Designed to spread fear and tension
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.120 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 34
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35 • Original Q.121
Question 211
Reading ComprehensionLeadership / management passage

The author feels only friendliness can replace or correct poor management.

Select the correct answer:
  • The statement is false
  • The statement is true
  • The author is ambiguous about the subject
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.121 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35 • Original Q.122
Question 212
Reading ComprehensionLeadership / management passage

The author feels that respect is

Select the correct answer:
  • a one way street
  • not possible
  • a two way street
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.122 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35 • Original Q.123
Question 213
Reading ComprehensionLeadership / management passage

The passage suggests that people try to hurt you when

Select the correct answer:
  • When they do not like you
  • You are friendly to them
  • When they become good managers
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.123 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35 • Original Q.124
Question 214
Reading ComprehensionLeadership / management passage

When will preventive maintenance strategy be accepted ?

Select the correct answer:
  • When it is seen as a sincere attempt to resolve problems
  • When there is respect for the manager
  • When it is seen as a mean spirited gesture
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.124 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35 • Original Q.125
Question 215
Reading ComprehensionLeadership / management passage

The author feels that a good manager

Select the correct answer:
  • Combines friendliness with other strategies of management
  • Uses only friendliness as a sole management criterion
  • Hurts other people
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.125 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 35
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.126
Question 216
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

You must carry on my order

Select the correct answer:
  • Carry out
  • Carry off
  • Carry of
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.126 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.127
Question 217
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than four hours now.

Select the correct answer:
  • had been waited
  • has been waiting
  • have been waiting
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.127 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.128
Question 218
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

He was extremely unhappy because of the inordinately delay.

Select the correct answer:
  • the inordinating delaying
  • the inordinates delay
  • the inordinate delay
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.128 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.129
Question 219
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

The two thieves sold the loot to a merchant.

Select the correct answer:
  • Sale the loot
  • Selling the loot
  • Sell looting
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.129 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.130
Question 220
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

Newton wanted to know why did the apple fall to the ground.

Select the correct answer:
  • Know why the apple fell
  • Know that why did the apple fall
  • Know that why the apple fell
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.130 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.131
Question 221
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

To leave no stone unturned

Select the correct answer:
  • To try one’s utmost
  • To keep clean and tidy
  • To change the things
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.131 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.132
Question 222
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

To smell a rat

Select the correct answer:
  • To misunderstand
  • To smell bad odour
  • To suspect a trick or deceit
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.132 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.133
Question 223
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Sitting on the fence

Select the correct answer:
  • Coward
  • Unbalanced
  • Between two opinions
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.133 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36 • Original Q.134
Question 224
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

To wash dirty linen in public

Select the correct answer:
  • To clean solid linen
  • To quarrel openly
  • To wash dirty clothes
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.134 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 36
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.135
Question 225
Idioms & Phrasal Verbs

Between the devil and the deep sea

Select the correct answer:
  • To be evil tempered
  • A deep sea diver
  • In a dilemma
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.135 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.136
Question 226
Prepositions & Articles

I am proud ________ the way in which my students have performed.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • by
  • to
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.136 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.137
Question 227
Prepositions & Articles

The train was travelling from Howrah __________ New Delhi.

Select the correct answer:
  • in
  • to
  • into
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.137 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.138
Question 228
Prepositions & Articles

Beware _____ pickpockets in crowded trains.

Select the correct answer:
  • from
  • to
  • of
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.138 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.139
Question 229
Prepositions & Articles

Raju killed the snake ________ a stick.

Select the correct answer:
  • by
  • in
  • with
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.139 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.140
Question 230
Prepositions & Articles

The doctor had asked him to abstain ___________sweets because he had diabetes.

Select the correct answer:
  • of
  • from
  • in
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.140 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37 • Original Q.141
Question 231
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

The general did not divulge the secret.

Select the correct answer:
  • rebel
  • reveal
  • conceal
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.141 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 37
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.142
Question 232
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

He glanced through the letter perfunctorily.

Select the correct answer:
  • Ceremoniously
  • poorly
  • Carefully
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.142 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.143
Question 233
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

He was exhausted by the efforts on the field.

Select the correct answer:
  • fatigued
  • tired
  • broken
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.143 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.144
Question 234
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

The man was reprimanded by his family for stealing.

Select the correct answer:
  • abused
  • scolded
  • praised
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.144 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.145
Question 235
Vocabulary & Word Meaning

The speaker had a superficial knowledge of the subject.

Select the correct answer:
  • Deep
  • Artificial
  • neutral
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.145 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.146
Question 236
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

Bangladesh exports a lot of garment / to the Western countries / at a cheap rates.

Select the correct answer:
  • Bangladesh exports a lot of garment
  • to the Western countries
  • at a cheap rates.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.146 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.147
Question 237
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

It was evident / to me that there was any mistake / in that account.

Select the correct answer:
  • It was evident
  • to me that there was any mistake
  • in that account.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.147 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.148
Question 238
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

The conference was / attending by some very / distinguished speakers.

Select the correct answer:
  • The conference was
  • attending by some very
  • distinguished speakers.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.148 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.149
Question 239
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

This is one of the most / interesting book / I have ever read.

Select the correct answer:
  • This is one of the most
  • interesting book
  • I have ever read.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.149 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
BPSC TRE English PYQ
TRE-3 Re-Exam • English • 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38 • Original Q.150
Question 240
Sentence Correction & Error Detection

No monument in the world / is so beautifully / as the Taj Mahal of Agra.

Select the correct answer:
  • No monument in the world
  • is so beautifully
  • as the Taj Mahal of Agra.
  • More than one of the above
  • None of the above
Original Q.150 · 19 Jul 2024 · Official re-exam sitting · p. 38
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