SINDH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSSION,HYDERABAD

COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMS,2013

ENGLISH GENERAL
Tuesday 7th Apri,2015

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS. ALL CARRY EQUAL MARKS.

QUESTION NO:
1. Write an organized essay on any one of the following:
1. My dream of a better pakistan
2. Bureaucracy and Good Governance
3. The ultimate Message of Holy Quran.

2. Precis(i will write later on)

3. Write an application to the chief sect: of your province to grant you age relaxation on the
basis of suitable reasons.

OR
write a letter to the District Magistrate of your area,complaining about a picture house or a
theatre near your house.

4(A) give meaning of and use in your own sentences any Five
1. Better down the hatches 2. Take a bath 3. Bat your eyes 4. In-camera 5. Collect ones
thoughts 6. Get cracking 7. A cut above sth 8. Bring sth into effect 9. A far cry from sth

(B) Do as directed any five.

1. It is done. (change voice)
2. She said to me NO( change narration)
3. Did you write the letter_____ink(insert preposition)
4. I didn't get the meal because i had stopped my cook not to make it.(correct sentence)
5. She prefers winter than summer for her outings and picnics.(correct sentence)
6. They were informed not to mess up with thier seniors anywhere. (change narration)
7. I would see you if i had used my glasses. (correct conditional clause)
8. He asked me will i be ready to help him. (correct narration)

(C) below are the group of spellings misspelt. Choose correct one and use in sentences. Any
five

1. A. Acquiese b. Acquiesce c. Acquisce d. Acqusce

2. A. Kaliesoscope b. Kaleidoscope c. Kaliedioscope d. Kaleserscope.
3. A. Bizzarre b. Bizzare c. Biezarre d. Bizarre
4. A. Infinitesimal b. Infintesimal c. Infintesemal d. Infinitiesimal
5. A. Beseege b. Beceege c. Bescedge c. Besiege
6. Manocurve b. Manouevre c. Maneuver d. Maneouvre
7. A. Detriorate b. Dteriorate c. Detereorate d. Detteriorate

(D) correct any five sentences

1. I would rather you come tomorrow.

2. Inspite he smokes twenty cigarettes a day,he seems quite healthy.
3. A bird flew in the room through the window.
4. Why you are still in bed? It's time you get up.
5. Do you hear that music next door? It voices as if they are having a party, doesn't it?
6. He lost control of the car and crashed on the wall.
7. We were all horrifying when we heard about the disaster.
8. I don't want to go out tonight in case she will call.

5. (A) choose any five following pairs of words ,define them and use them in sentences.
1. Depository, depositary
2. Ingenious ,ingenuous
3. Loath,loath
4. Observation,obsevance
5. Reverend,reverent
6. Specious,spacious
7. Veracity,voracity
8. Cereal,serial
9. Broach,brooch
10. Flagrant,fragrant
11. Immunity, impunity
12. Negilgent,negligible

(B) use any five

1. Account for 2. Accompanied with 3. Confide in 4. Comply with 5. Leave for 6. Put up with
7. Look to 8. Meddle with 9. Live by 10 pick at.

To,
Chief Secretary Sindh Province
Subject,
Request for granting me age relaxation on the reasons mentioned below
R/C.S
With due profound regards I, ________________ S/O ____________
R/O__________________ hereby give my state under your kind patronage I
belong to a very poor family which has very limited sources of earning the
livelihood in this highly inflation-able modern era.
Distinguished Sir, as you know that unemployment ratio is quite high in our
province. We hardly see and know about the jobs/vacancies. Adding into it the
age required for such posts is too short.
It is therefore requested in your great honour that keeping in view the above
mentioned facts my age relaxation application be accepted on humanitarian basis.
Looking forward for your positive response as soon as it is possible.
I shall remain grateful to you for this act of kindness.

Thanking you
yours truly well-wisher
X-Y_Z

1. I would rather you come tomorrow.

Corr: I would rather come to you tomorrow.
2. Inspite he smokes twenty cigarettes a day,he seems quite healthy.
Corr: Although he smokes twenty cigarettes a day, yet seems quite healthy.
3. A bird flew in the room through the window.
Corr: A bird flew in the room by the window.
4. Why you are still in bed? It's time you get up.
Corr: Why you are still in bed? It's time to get up.
5. Do you hear that music next door? It voices as if they are having a party, doesn't
it?
Corr: Do you listen to that music next door? It voices as if they are having a
party, doesn't it?
6. He lost control of the car and crashed on the wall.
Corr: He lost control over the car and crashed on the wall.
7. We were all horrifying when we heard about the disaster.
Corr: We were all horrified when we heard about the disaster.
8. I don't want to go out tonight in case she will call.
Corr: I don't want to go out tonight in case she may call.
1. A. Acquiese b. Acquiesce c. Acquisce d. Acqusce
2. A. Kaliesoscope b. Kaleidoscope c. Kaliedioscope d. Kaleserscope.
3. A. Bizzarre b. Bizzare c. Biezarre d. Bizarre
4. A. Infinitesimal b. Infintesimal c. Infintesemal d. Infinitiesimal
5. A. Beseege b. Beceege c. Bescedge c. Besiege
6. Manocurve b. Manouevre c. Maneuver d. Maneouvre
7. A. Detriorate b. Deteriorate c. Detereorate d. Detteriorate
Q.3
Ans: Application to the chief secretary of the provice for granting age
relaxation on the basis of suitable reasons.

To,
-----------The Chief Secretary
-----------X,Y,Z

Subj: REQUESTING FOR AGE RELAXATION

R/Sir,

----------------It is submitted that I, named (X, Y, Z), S/o (X, Y, Z), belong to (X,Y,Z),
am jobless and now my age has been over. Hence, I have been applying for different
jobs in both; federal and provisional commissions, but on account of competition and
private job I could manage to get job. Moreover, I qualified CSS exam twice but due
to high merit I could not be allocated. Presently, I need a job but sadly, my age has
been over now. Hence, It's been ages I am running from pillar to post for getting a
job but yet I am unemployed. Moreover, I also cleared the writting tests of
provisional exams for different posts but on account of malpractice, nepotism and
corruption system of our province I was declared failed in the interviews.

-----------------It is, therefore, requested to grant me age relaxation, as government

employed are also given two years age relaxation, nevertheless, I need only one
year age relaxation to apply for the current jobs and I will work hard and will burn
my mid night oils to qualify the exams. Hence, grant me one year so that I may be
able to apply for the jobs. Thus, I am confident that your hounour will look into my
genuine request in realistic perspective in light of the above facts, ensuring that my
request is acceded to at your hounour's earliest convenience.

Dated: 7-4-2015---------------------------------------------Yours Obediently

----------------------------------------------------------------------X, Y, Z

i) Accompanied with: Our Prime Minister was accompanied with the Prime
Minister of UK for going Karachi.

ii)Look to: Pakistan is looking to China for financial support.

iii)Leave for: On account of my appointment I am leaving for Karachi.

iv) Please at: Please pic me at my home because I am feeling not well and
am unable to walk now.

v) Comply with........I
i) In Camera: Means secerete meating, it may be meeting between judge and
criminals in court.

-Murderer brought in camera before judge.

ii) Bring some thing into effect: Means to apply a plan or any thing into
proceed

-Our new boss brought a new plan into effect.

iii) Collect One's idea: To get ideas or to get information collectively

-I collected your idea, I will soon thing to act upon it. I hope it will help us in
 curbing the problems.

iv) Bat your eyes: Means to be careful; sharpen the eyesight

-Please bat your eyes in the dark, you can fall down anytime.

v) Take a Bath: Means take shower I think ye ghalat hogiya, I think ye

woh shower he sadhu wala jo ganga me dubki lagate

You are tired, so please take a shower and get fresh ..

Spelling:

1-Deteriorate: Means bad to worse

-In current era, due to terrorism the condition of our country is going bad to worst,
hence, we need to control the deteriorated situation.

2-Besiege
-Zahir din Babur besieged the Sher Shah Suri on the way of Vijaynagar.

3-She said to me "NO"

-She refused me

4-Did you write the letter with ink? write a letter in ink

5-She preferes winter Tosummer.........

6-He asked me will I be ready to help him

-He asked me if I would be ready to help him

7-I would rather come you tomorrow

-I would rather come to you tomorrow.

8-Inspite he smokes twenty cigarettes a day, he seems quite healthy.

-Inspite of smoking twenty cigarettes a day, he seems quite healthy.

9-Why you are still in bed? It's time you get up.
-Why you are still in bed? It's time you got up.

10-We were all horrifying when we heared about the disaster.

-We were all horrified when we heard about the disaster.