{"questions":[{"id":"ppsc-eng-vocab-01","v":1,"subject":"english","chapter":"vocabulary","seed":true,"difficulty":2,"stem":"Choose the synonym of \"candid\":","options":["Frank","Secretive","Polite","Careless"],"answer":0,"explain":{"en":"\"Candid\" means honest and direct, so \"frank\" is the synonym. \"Secretive\" is close to its opposite.","ur":"\"Candid\" کا مطلب ہے صاف گو اور سیدھی بات کرنے والا، اس لیے \"frank\" ہم معنی ہے۔ \"secretive\" اس کے الٹ کے قریب ہے۔"},"source":{"kind":"parcha-original"},"status":"sample","exam":"ppsc"},{"id":"ppsc-eng-vocab-02","v":1,"subject":"english","chapter":"vocabulary","difficulty":1,"stem":"Choose the antonym of \"scarce\":","options":["Rare","Limited","Abundant","Short"],"answer":2,"explain":{"en":"\"Scarce\" means in short supply; its opposite is \"abundant\" (plentiful). \"Rare\", \"limited\" and \"short\" are close in meaning to scarce.","ur":"\"Scarce\" کا مطلب ہے کم یاب؛ اس کا الٹ \"abundant\" (وافر) ہے۔ باقی تینوں الفاظ scarce کے ہم معنی ہیں۔"},"source":{"kind":"parcha-original"},"status":"sample","exam":"ppsc"},{"id":"ppsc-eng-vocab-03","v":1,"subject":"english","chapter":"vocabulary","difficulty":2,"stem":"The idiom \"to bury the hatchet\" means:","options":["To hide a weapon","To make peace","To start a quarrel","To work hard"],"answer":1,"explain":{"en":"\"To bury the hatchet\" means to end a quarrel and make peace: \"The two brothers finally buried the hatchet.\"","ur":"\"To bury the hatchet\" کا مطلب ہے جھگڑا ختم کر کے صلح کرنا: \"The two brothers finally buried the hatchet.\""},"source":{"kind":"parcha-original"},"status":"sample","exam":"ppsc"},{"id":"ppsc-eng-vocab-04","v":1,"subject":"english","chapter":"vocabulary","difficulty":2,"stem":"Which spelling is correct?","options":["Acommodation","Accomodation","Acomodation","Accommodation"],"answer":3,"explain":{"en":"\"Accommodation\" has a double c and a double m. A common way to remember: it is big enough to hold two of each.","ur":"\"Accommodation\" میں دو c اور دو m آتے ہیں۔"},"source":{"kind":"parcha-original"},"status":"sample","exam":"ppsc"},{"id":"ppsc-eng-vocab-05","v":1,"subject":"english","chapter":"vocabulary","difficulty":1,"stem":"One word for \"a person who cannot read or write\":","options":["Illiterate","Illegible","Ignorant","Innocent"],"answer":0,"explain":{"en":"\"Illiterate\" describes a person who cannot read or write. \"Illegible\" describes handwriting that cannot be read; \"ignorant\" means lacking knowledge in general.","ur":"\"Illiterate\" وہ شخص ہے جو لکھ پڑھ نہ سکے۔ \"illegible\" ایسی تحریر کو کہتے ہیں جو پڑھی نہ جا سکے، اور \"ignorant\" کا مطلب ہے بے خبر۔"},"source":{"kind":"parcha-original"},"status":"sample","exam":"ppsc"},{"id":"ppsc-eng-vocab-06","v":1,"subject":"english","chapter":"vocabulary","difficulty":1,"stem":"Choose the antonym of \"transparent\":","options":["Clear","Opaque","Visible","Bright"],"answer":1,"explain":{"en":"Something transparent lets light pass so you can see through it; something opaque lets no light through.","ur":"شفاف چیز سے روشنی گزرتی ہے اور آر پار دکھائی دیتا ہے؛ opaque (غیر شفاف) چیز سے روشنی نہیں گزرتی۔"},"source":{"kind":"parcha-original"},"status":"sample","exam":"ppsc"}]}