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SPSC Lecturer English Past Paper 13 February 2025
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1
What is the term for a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between groups with no common language?
a
Pidgin
b
Creole
c
Parole
d
Jargon
2
Who is considered the poet of the past, and who is the poet of the future?
a
Coleridge and Wordsworth
b
Keats and Shelley
c
Tennyson and Browning
d
Byron and Blake
3
Which of the following is an example of a neologism?
a
Selfie
b
Dog
c
Book
d
Sun
4
Which method involves asking students thought-provoking questions to stimulate critical thinking and thoughtful responses?
a
Collaborative Learning
b
Socratic Method
c
Active Learning
d
Behaviorism
5
Which of the following is not a renewable energy source?
a
Solar power
b
Wind energy
c
Fossil fuel
d
Hydroelectricity
6
Find the correct analogy PROMISE : FULFILL ::
a
Pawn : Redeem
b
Pledge : Emerge
c
Law : Enforce
d
Confession : Hedge
7
Which concept does Emerson directly reject in "Self-Reliance"?
a
Self-trust
b
Individual creativity
c
Imitation and conformity
d
Self-expression
8
"To make a clean breast of" means:
a
To gain prominence
b
To praise oneself
c
To confess fully
d
To destroy before it blooms
9
By next year, they ______ their new house.
a
will have built
b
built
c
have been building
d
are building
10
What is Karl Marx's seminal work?
a
Das Kapital
b
Origin of Species
c
Ulysses
d
Interpretation of Dreams
11
In the word "renal", which Linguistic processes are involved?
a
Conversion and Clipping
b
Compounding
c
Blending
d
All of these
12
What does "URL" stand for?
a
Uniform Resource Locator
b
Universal Resource Link
c
Uniform Reference Link
d
Universal Reference Locator
13
He______ his homework before he went out to play.
a
just finished
b
finish
c
had finished
d
finishes
14
Which approach examines the evolution of vocabulary from Old English to Modern English?
a
Synchronic
b
Diachronic
c
Snapshot Approach
d
Back-formation
15
What is a large number of insects, birds, etc. moving about called?
a
crowd
b
group
c
pack
d
swarm
16
My results will lead ______ future research ______ the topic.
a
with, on
b
to, on
c
with, at
d
none of them
17
What is the main purpose of Aristotle in his book Poetics?
a
To present and explain the fundamental principles of drama writing.
b
To present and explain the fundamental principles of novel writing.
c
To present and explain the fundamental principles of comedy writing.
d
To present and explain the fundamental principles of criticism.
18
What is the literal meaning of the word "Islam"?
a
Peace
b
Submission
c
Working
d
Charity
19
He is good ______ playing the piano.
a
In
b
at
c
on
d
with
20
Which of the following lines demonstrates "antithesis" where two opposite ideas are contrasted?
a
"To be, or not to be, that is the question." (William Shakespeare)
b
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." (Alexander Pope)
c
"The better part of Valour, is discretion." (William Shakespeare)
d
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" (Patrick Henry)
21
Which of the following is not regarded as an absurdist dramatist?
a
Harold Pinter
b
Eugene O'Neill
c
Eugene Ionesco
d
Samuel Beckett
22
The Quran was revealed over how many years?
a
20
b
23
c
25
d
30
23
What is synonym of ESOTERIC?
a
fair
b
popular
c
shared
d
private
24
Which theory proposes that language influences thought and perception?
a
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
b
Descriptive Linguistics
c
Behaviorist Approach
d
Linguistic Typology
25
Which gas is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?
a
Oxygen
b
Carbon Dioxide
c
Nitrogen
d
Hydrogen
26
Who was the first president of Pakistan?
a
Iskander Mirza
b
Allama Iqbal
c
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
d
Fazal Illahi Chaudhry
27
Who advocates Hellenism in his English Poetry?
a
Victor-Marie Hugo
b
Robert Burns
c
Edgar Allan Poe
d
John Keats
28
What does "to draw the line" mean?
a
To enhance someone's plans
b
To decide one's occupation
c
To prepare for the battle
d
To set limits
29
Which of the following Shakespearean tragedies depicts the story of a Moorish general in the service of the Venetian army?
a
Hamlet
b
Othello
c
Macbeth
d
King Lear
30
What is the antonym of IMPLICIT?
a
Baseless
b
Unexplained
c
Experienced
d
Explicit
31
Which theme is explored in Satan's famous quote, "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" from Paradise Lost?
a
Pride and ambition
b
Loyalty and obedience
c
Love and sacrifice
d
Repentance and forgiveness
32
Which of the following refers to the unity of structural elements in a text?
a
Cohesion
b
Coherence
c
Both A and B
d
None of these
33
What is the term used for when two languages influence each other to the extent that they develop shared features?
a
Language contact
b
Language divergence
c
Language blending
d
Convergence
34
What is "Stream of Consciousness" technique?
a
To depict the Thoughts expressed by a character.
b
To depict the feelings expressed by a character.
c
To depict the multifarious thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind of a character.
d
To depict the emotions throughout the mind of character.
35
The process by which new languages develop due to geographical and social separation is known as:
a
Language convergence
b
Language divergence
c
Language shift
d
Language maintenance
36
When did Pakistan become a member of the United Nations?
a
1947
b
1948
c
1949
d
1950
37
What is Aestheticism?
a
A movement in 19th century that valued the appearance of literature and arts.
b
A movement in 19th century that advocates flexible rules in poetry.
c
A movement in 19th century that propagates classical rules in poetry.
d
A movement in 19th century that advocates the modern values in literature.
38
What planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
a
Venus
b
Mars
c
Jupiter
d
Saturn
39
Which nation became the first to implement a digital currency for international trade in 2023?
a
China
b
Russia
c
Indonesia
d
Haiti
40
Which term refers to the main character in a drama?
a
Antagonist
b
Protagonist
c
Foil
d
Narrator
41
Parody, intertextuality, and metafiction are features of which literary movement?
a
Formalism
b
Structuralism
c
Modernism
d
Postmodernism
42
What is the term for the formation of a new word or the use of an existing word with a new meaning?
a
Etymology
b
Borrowing
c
Neologism
d
Ergonymy
43
Who introduced the Prague School of Linguistics and structural functionalism?
a
Roman Jakobson
b
Ferdinand de Saussure
c
M.A.K Halliday
d
John Austin
44
Which field of studies relates the physical properties of sound waves produced during speech?
a
Acoustic Phonetics
b
Articulatory Phonetics
c
Auditory Phonetics
d
Phonology
45
Which word formation process is demonstrated by following words: "Google", "Ad," "toothpaste," and "brunch" in sequence?
a
Conversion, Clipping, Compounding, Blending
b
Clipping, Blending, Conversion, Compounding
c
Compounding, Conversion, Blending, Clipping
d
Blending, Conversion, Clipping, Compounding
46
What is the central concept in Cognitive Linguistics?
a
Language is a social institution
b
Language is influenced by cognition and experience
c
Language develops through innate mechanism
d
Language is arbitrary
47
What does Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw suggest about education?
a
It can change a person's life.
b
It doesn't matter.
c
It's not important.
d
It's only for rich people.
48
What is the term for the mental dictionary of words that a person knows?
a
Syntax
b
Lexicon
c
Phoneme inventory
d
Morphology
49
Which term is contrasted with denotation?
a
Dictionary meaning
b
Referential meaning
c
Associative or emotive meaning
d
All of these
50
Which poet is associated with the line "Ah, love, let us be true to one another" from "Dover Beach"?
a
Matthew Arnold
b
Lord Tennyson
c
Robert Browning
d
Lord Byron
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