FPSC English MCQs

The general rule applies to every shortlisted candidate.
Because Hina belongs to that group, the requirement applies to her.

The sentence requires a noun meaning result or consequence.
'Effect' is the correct noun.

The increase in evening attendance follows the extension of opening hours.
The passage supports improved access, not the stronger unsupported claims.

'Accept' means receive or agree to take.
'Except' means excluding and does not fit the meaning.

'Except' means excluding one person or thing.
The sentence states that Hamid did not attend.

A 'compliment' is an expression of praise.
A 'complement' is something that completes or enhances another thing.

The expression describes an event that happens infrequently.
It emphasizes rarity rather than regularity.

'Look into' means examine a matter carefully to discover facts.
The police will investigate the complaint.

'Put off' means delay an event until a later time.
The meeting has been postponed rather than necessarily cancelled.

English conventionally uses the collocation 'make a decision.'
Collocations are word combinations preferred by established usage.

'Shed light on' means clarify or help explain something.
It is a fixed figurative collocation.

The idiom means saying or identifying precisely what is correct.
It describes accuracy in understanding a problem.