English MCQs and Answers: English MCQs are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams 2022 must go through the topics of general English for competitive exams, as the English language is a key part of the syllabus.
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Directions (1-5): In the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q1. I am told (A)/ John is ill (B)/ since Monday. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q2. I shall leave school (A)/ as soon as (B)/ I shall find a job. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q3. He is a rich man: (A)/ he is owning (B)/ a number of buildings in Bombay. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q4. Neither of the two letters of credit (A)/ were useful (B)/ when he needed it. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q5. Little he realized (A)/ that he wouldn’t live (B)/ to see his grandson married. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Directions (6-10):In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bracket. Below are given alternatives to the bracketed part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose option D if no correction is required.
Q6. An overdose of lime powder is (enough fatal) to an adult as to a kid.
(a) too fatal
(b) so fatal
(c) as fatal
(d) No improvement
Q7. Each boy and every girl is allowed to (avail herself of) the right to education.
(a) avail of herself
(b) avail herself
(c) avail to
(d) No improvement
Q8. The kids (are playing) in the garden since ten O’clock this morning.
(a) have been playing
(b) have playing
(c) were playing
(d) no improvement
Q9. Malini, (who studies) electronics at present, hopes to go abroad after graduation.
(a) will study
(b) studied
(c) is studying
(d) No improvement.
Q10. (No sooner I saw) the traffic, than I turned my bike.
(a) As soon as I saw
(b) No sooner did I see
(c) No sooner I had seen
(d) no improveme
Q11. Select the antonym of “Mendacity”
(a) dulcet
(b) falsehood
(c) honesty
(d) None of the above
Q12.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Out of sorts
(a) to be very happy
(b)to be unwell
(c) to be very angry
(d) None of these
Q13. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
He is addicted to (smoke) heavily.
(a) get smoke
(b) get smoking
(c) smoking
(d) No improvement
Q14. Select the synonym of “Demure”
(a) bold
(b) aggressive
(c) shy
(d) None of these
Q15. Select the word with the correct spelling.
(a) Orthopaedics
(b)Orthopeadics
(c)Orthopaediacs
(d) None of the above
ANSWER
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘is ill’ with ‘has been ill’.
The sentence needs to be equipped with Present Perfect Tense for ‘since + point of time’ has been used in the subsequent part of the sentence.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘I shall find a job’ with ‘I find a job’.
As the rule goes ‘Simple future + as soon as/ if /when +… Simple Present Tense’.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘he is owning’ with ‘he owns’.
As verb owndoesn’t use in progressive form i.e. V1+ing.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’.
As the Subject-Verb agreement rule states, ‘Neither of the + ‘Plural Noun’ takes Singular Verb’
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘Little he realized’ with ‘Little did he realize’.
As inversions are mainly used when the sentence begins with a negative word. When a sentence starts with the word, “little’, it is used in a negative sense. Hence, the subject and the verb are inverted, along with the use of an auxiliary verb.
S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Use “as fatal” to show equal comparison of fatalness.
S7. Ans(d)
S8. Ans(a)
Sol. The sentence should be in present perfect continuous, so option (a) is correct.
S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Keywords like at present shows that present continuous tense should be used. Option “b” is correct.
S10. Ans(b)
Sol. No sooner takes inversion with it, so option ‘b’ is correct.
S11.Ans. (c)
Sol. Mendacity means untruthfulness
S12.Ans. (b)
Sol. Out of sorts means in an irritable, grouchy, or unhappy mood; not feeling well.
S13.Ans. (c)
Sol. Here “to” is not a part of an infinitive but a preposition. Thus, option “C” is correct.
S14.Ans. (c)
Sol. Demure means (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.
S15.Ans. (a)
Sol. Orthopaedicsmeans the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles
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