| 1 |
Which theory proposes that language influences thought and perception? |
(A) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (B) Descriptive Linguistics (C) Behavioral Approach (D) Linguistic Typology |
| 2 |
Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere? |
(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon Dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Hydrogen |
| 3 |
Who was the first president of Pakistan? |
(A) Iskander Mirza (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (D) Fazal Illahi Chaudhry |
| 4 |
Who advocates Hellenism in his English Poetry? |
(A) Victor-Marie Hugo (B) Robert Burns (C) Edgar Allan Poe (D) John Keats |
| 5 |
What does “to draw the line” mean? |
(A) To enhance some plans (B) To decide one’s occupation (C) To prepare for their battle (D) To set limits |
| 6 |
Which of the following Shakespearean tragedies depicts the story of a Moorish general in the service of the Venetian state? |
(A) Hamlet (B) Othello (C) Macbeth (D) King Lear |
| 7 |
What is the antonym of IMPLICIT? |
(A) Satire (B) Baseless (C) Unexplained (D) Expressed |
| 8 |
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 |
| 9 |
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 |
| 10 |
What is the term used when two or more words or phrases share common phonological or shared features? |
(A) Assonance (B) Consonance (C) Alliteration (D) Rhyme |
| 11 |
Which of the following words represents a process where words lose their original meaning? |
(A) Derivation (B) Language change (C) Semantic bleaching (D) Lexical maintenance |
| 12 |
A soliloquy in a drama is used to: |
(A) Reveal the character’s thoughts (B) Interact with other characters (C) Create suspense (D) Narrate the story |
| 13 |
Who introduced the Prague School of Linguistics and Structural Nationalism? |
(A) Roman Jakobson (B) Ferdinand de Saussure (C) M.A.K. Halliday (D) John Austin |
| 14 |
Which nation became the first to implement a digital currency for international trade in 2021? |
(A) China (B) Russia (C) Indonesia (D) Haiti |
| 15 |
The idiom “go bananas” means: |
(A) Take bananas (B) Bring bananas (C) Act happily (D) Act crazily |
| 16 |
What is the name of the “Red Planet”? |
(A) Mars (B) Jupiter (C) Saturn (D) Pluto |
| 17 |
What is the study of sound properties and their production during speech? |
(A) Acoustic phonetics (B) Syntax (C) Morphology (D) Semantics |
| 18 |
Which word formation process is demonstrated by the following words: “Google-ed,” “toothpaste,” and “brunch”? |
(A) Conversion, Clipping, Compounding (B) Clipping, Blending, Conversion (C) Blending, Conversion, Clipping (D) Compounding, Conversion, Blending |
| 19 |
Language as a social institution: |
(A) Is biologically determined (B) Is influenced by cognition and experience (C) Is a closed system (D) Lacks hierarchy |
| 20 |
What does Pygnalion by George Bernard Shaw suggest about language? |
(A) It changes a person’s life (B) It has no significance (C) It’s only for rich people (D) It’s not important |
| 21 |
Who is the author of Dover Beach? |
(A) Matthew Arnold (B) Lord Tennyson (C) Robert Browning (D) John Keats |
| 22 |
What is the function of a dictionary? |
(A) Syntax (B) Lexicon (C) Phoneme inventory (D) Word formation |
| 23 |
Which term refers to the main character in a drama? |
(A) Antagonist (B) Protagonist (C) Foil (D) Narrator |
| 24 |
What literary movement features irony, intertextuality, and metafiction? |
(A) Formalism (B) Structuralism (C) Modernism (D) Postmodernism |
| 25 |
What is the term for the formation of a new word by adding an existing word with a new meaning? |
(A) Etymology (B) Borrowing (C) Neologism (D) Eponymy |
| 26 |
The idiom “at dagger’s drawn” means: |
(A) To have bitter enmity (B) To be very friendly (C) To be unknown (D) To be very familiar |
| 27 |
Which organ has the least or no peristalsis? |
(A) Esophagus (B) Stomach (C) Ileum (D) Rectum |
| 28 |
Amphibians evolved from: |
(A) Newts (B) Varanop (C) Dipnoi (D) Hagfishes |
| 29 |
Lumen of the small intestine has: |
(A) Squamous epithelium (B) Columnar epithelium (C) Cuboidal epithelium (D) Specialized epithelium |
| 30 |
Chemical signals between individuals of the same species are called: |
(A) Pheromones (B) Endogenous (C) Kinesis (D) Hormones |
| 31 |
What is the largest organ in the human body? |
(A) Heart (B) Liver (C) Skin (D) Lungs |
| 32 |
What is the national animal of Pakistan? |
(A) Markhor (B) Snow Leopard (C) Lion (D) Tiger |
| 33 |
The first Constitution of Pakistan was implemented in which year? |
(A) 1947 (B) 1956 (C) 1962 (D) 1973 |
| 34 |
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice? |
(A) Charles Dickens (B) Jane Austen (C) Emily Brontë (D) Charlotte Brontë |
| 35 |
Which of these is a synonym for “benevolent”? |
(A) Cruel (B) Kind (C) Selfish (D) Lazy |
| 36 |
Which is the largest desert in the world? |
(A) Sahara Desert (B) Arabian Desert (C) Gobi Desert (D) Kalahari Desert |
| 37 |
What is inert chemical space? |
(A) O₂ (B) Na (C) N₂ (D) Cl₂ |
| 38 |
The number of Hajj(s) performed by Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH) during his lifetime: |
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these |
| 39 |
What is the meaning of “lexicon”? |
(A) Syntax (B) Phoneme inventory (C) Word formation (D) Dictionary knowledge |
| 40 |
The word “gigantic” derives from which noun? |
(A) Gain (B) Giant (C) Gate (D) Apple |
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