The CSS (Central Superior Services) Exam MCQs
Topic Notes: The CSS (Central Superior Services) Exam
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
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Before you get back from your trip, we __________ the entire house.
Answer:
will have redecorated
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used for an action that will be completed before another future event. The redecoration will be finished by the time the person returns. Option (d) 'will be redecorating' implies the action will be in progress upon return. Options (b) and (c) are incorrect tenses for this context.
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We __________ our flight if we don't leave for the airport now.
Answer:
will miss
**Rule:** This is a First Conditional sentence ('if' + simple present, ... 'will' + base verb) expressing a very likely future consequence of inaction. The main clause correctly uses 'will miss' to state the future result. Option (d) is for hypothetical situations. Options (a) and (c) are incorrect.
63
By the end of this month, she __________ for her exam for three weeks.
Answer:
will have been preparing
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Continuous Tense (will have been + verb-ing) is used to highlight the duration ('for three weeks') of an ongoing action up to a specific point in the future ('By the end of this month'). It focuses on how long the activity will have continued. Option (a) doesn't emphasize the duration already passed.
64
By the time the rescue team arrives, they __________ without food for three days.
Answer:
will have been
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Tense (will have + past participle) is used to describe a state or action that will be completed or will have existed for a duration by a certain time in the future. 'For three days' specifies the duration of the state ('being without food') up to the future point 'By the time the rescue team arrives'. Therefore, 'will have been' is the correct form.
65
I'm afraid I __________ able to attend the webinar tomorrow.
Answer:
won't be
**Rule:** The phrase 'I'm afraid' is often followed by 'will' or 'won't' to politely state an inconvenient future fact or decision. 'Won't be able' is the standard and polite way to express future inability. Option (d) 'am not going to be' is possible, but 'won't be' is more common in this polite refusal context.
66
When you call me tomorrow, I __________ to my boss.
Answer:
will be talking
**Rule:** The Future Continuous Tense (will be + verb-ing) is used to describe a future action that will be in progress when another action happens. The action of 'talking' will be ongoing at the moment the phone call comes in. Option (b) suggests the talking will start at that moment, which is less likely.
67
This package __________ by this time tomorrow.
Answer:
will have been delivered
**Rule:** The Future Perfect Passive voice (will have been + past participle) is used because the subject ('package') is receiving the action, and the action will be completed by a specific future time ('by this time tomorrow'). Option (a) is future continuous active. Option (b) is simple present active. Option (d) is simple present passive.
68
Take an umbrella with you; it __________ later.
Answer:
will probably rain
**Rule:** The Simple Future with 'will' is used for making predictions. Adverbs like 'probably', 'perhaps', or 'maybe' are often used with 'will' to show the degree of certainty. This is a general prediction about the weather. 'is going to rain' would be used if there were visible dark clouds (present evidence).
69
The politician promised that taxes __________ next year.
Answer:
will not increase
**Rule:** In reported speech, when a promise about the future is reported, 'will' is often retained to reflect the original promise. 'The politician promised, "Taxes will not increase."' Thus, 'will not increase' is the correct form. Option (c) 'would not increase' would be used if the reporting verb was in the past (e.g., 'He promised he would...').
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When the concert ends, thousands of people __________ out of the stadium.
Answer:
will be pouring
**Rule:** The Future Continuous Tense (will be + verb-ing) can describe an action that will happen in the normal course of events in the future. It's a prediction of what will be happening at that moment. When the concert ends, the process of people leaving will be in progress. Option (b) 'will have poured' suggests the action will be complete, which is unlikely at the exact moment the concert ends. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect tenses.