SPSC 2014 Assistant Engineer (Civil) BPS-17, Public Health Engineering Department (2014) — English (Including Essay & Précis) Paper

Assistant Engineer (Civil) BPS-17, Public Health Engineering Department (2014) — English (Including Essay & Précis). Competitive examination for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) BPS-17 in PHED, Government of Sindh · Wednesday 22 January 2014, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm · Max marks 100. Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. 1Write an Essay of 150 words on any One of the following topics: (i) Islam – the Religion of Peace. (ii) Role of Print & Electronic Media in public awareness. (iii) The life of a Civil Engineer. (iv) Procrastination is the thief of time.

2. 2Make a précis of the following passage and give it an appropriate title: It is not luck but labour that makes men. Luck, says an American writer, is ever waiting for something to turn up; labour, with keen eye and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines; labour watches. Luck relies on chance; labour on character. Luck slips downwards to self-indulgence; labour strides upwards and aspires to independence. The conviction, therefore, is extending that diligence is the mother of good luck: in other words, that a man's success in life will be proportionate to his efforts, to his industry, to his attention to small things.

3. 3Write a letter to the Editor of a Newspaper arousing the Public Conscience against the dangers of environmental Pollution, suggesting what steps can be taken to prevent air Pollution. OR Write a short report to your Head Office regarding the precarious condition of the canal banks and the need for immediate repairs.

4. 4Do as directed (Choose any Ten): (i) "The world", he declared, "is full of sorrow. Would that I were dead!" (Change into Indirect Speech) (ii) Salman exclaimed with a sigh that he was ruined. (Change into direct speech) (iii) He applied for leave. It was not granted. (Change into one Simple Sentence) (iv) Until you remain idle you will make no progress. (Correct the sentence using 'as long as' or 'so long as') (v) Please remember that you have to give my regards to Dr. John. (Change into Negative without changing the sense of the sentence) (vi) I would rather you ____ tomorrow. (Use: to come, come, came, coming) (vii) Why did you change the CD in the CD player? (Change the voice) (viii) I thanked them. (Change the narration) (ix) A man of lax morals. (Substitute one word: Ruffian, Licentious, Pirate, Vagabond) (x) Successful people are genuinely very efficient in ____ their tasks. (Fill in the blank: (a) making (b) attaining (c) achieving (d) completing (e) accomplishing) (xi) My mother is ill since two months. (Choose appropriate alternative for "is ill since": (a) has been ill since (b) has been ailing since (c) has been ailing for (d) No correction required) (xii) If they won the match, they ____. (Complete the sentence: (a) will celebrate it (b) will have celebrated it (c) would celebrate it) (xiii) 'Watch out' is very close in meaning to ____: (a) be careful (b) looking outside (c) going away (xiv) brilliant one of is undoubtedly students the the of she class (rewrite the sentence correctly) (xv) The field of medical is not so difficult as engineering. (Use comparative degree of adjective) Suggested answers: (i) He declared that the world was full of sorrow and wished that he were dead. (ii) "Alas! I am ruined," said Salman. (iii) His application for leave was not granted. (iv) As long as you remain idle, you will make no progress. (v) Please do not forget to give my regards to Dr. John. (vi) came (vii) Why was the CD in the CD player changed by you? (viii) I said to them, "Thank you." (ix) Licentious (x) (e) accomplishing (xi) (c) has been ailing for (xii) (c) would celebrate it (xiii) (a) be careful (xiv) She is undoubtedly one of the brilliant students of the class. (xv) Engineering is more difficult than medicine.

5. 5Translate into Urdu or Sindhi: They were sailing across the Straits and it was like sailing on a lake for the sea was as flat as a plate. Suddenly, without any warning, the sun disappeared, the water turned the colour of slate, and a gale sprang up. Waves eight feet high came in over the sides of the boat, making it difficult to steer. Luckily they had a pail in the boat and they hurriedly began to bail out the water. They decided to make for a little bay, and there they stayed until the gale had blown over. Then they dragged the boat up on to the beach, drained out all the water and set sail again.