Federal Public Service Commission
FPSC Past Paper for the Post of Custom Inspector
BPS-16 (2008)

1) The Mistress said, “Fanny, did you mail the two letters I gave you yesterday?”
(a) The mistress enquired of Fanny if she mailed the two letters she had given her yesterday. (Correct)
(b) The mistress enquired of Fanny if she had mailed the two letters she gave her the day before.
(c) The mistress enquired of Fanny whether she had mailed the two letters she had given her yesterday.
(d) The mistress asked Fanny if she had mailed the two letters she had given her the day before.

2) “What a hopeless fellow you are!” said the teacher to the student.
(a) The teacher told the student that you are a very hopeless fellow. (Correct)
(b) The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless fellow.
(c) The teacher said what a hopeless fellow the student was.
(d) The teacher exclaimed that the student was what a hopeless fellow.

3) My friend said, “Hello what are you doing here?”
(a) My friend said to me hello, what I was doing there. (Correct)
(b) My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing there.
(c) My friend said hello to me and asked me what was I doing there.
(d) My friend wished me and wapted to know that what was doing there

4) “Have ou finished your lesson, Rani?” said Mr. Zohaib to his son.
(a) Mr. Zohaib said to Rani if he had finished his lesson.
(b) Mr. Zohaib said to his son Rani that have you finished your lesson.
(c) Mr. Zohaib asked his son Rani whether he had finished his lesson. (Correct)
(d) Mr. Zohaib enquired of his son Rani that whether had he finished his lesson.

5) “Don’t answer me back like that,” said Persome to Mary.
(a) Persome asked Mary if she would not answer her back like that
(b) Persome ordered Mary don’t answer her back like that.
(c) Persome ordered Mary not to answer her back like that. (Correct)
(d) Persome said to Mary don’t answer her back like that.