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 in 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 (1-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q1. Farm out
(a) to reach a final decision
(b) to try to solve a problem for a long time
(c) give work or responsibilities to other people
(d) to work out on one’s own issues
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol.Option C is the correct meaning.
Q2.Be out of your element
(a) be out of your home late in the night
(b) to focus on elementary things
(c) be happy and enthusiastic to attend a party
(d) to feel unhappy and uncomfortable in a situation
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.Option D is the correct meaning.
Q3.One too many
(a) as completely as possible
(b) to allow inactive problems to remain inactive so as not to create more problems
(c) one drink of liquor too many, implying drunkenness
(d) having too many interests simultaneously that one ends up attaining none
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol.Option C is the correct meaning.
Q4.Off the beaten track
(a) not working correctly
(b) to announce your intention of entering a competition or election
(c) little-known or in a remote or lesser-known area
(d) to do things which are not expected from one
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol.Option C is the correct meaning.
Q5.Down pat
(a) to give a bad performance
(b) to perfect an activity
(c) to be sluggish
(d) to encounter failure repeatedly
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol.Option B is the correct meaning.
Q6.Worm your way in
(a) to get oneself into a place or a situation, with trickery
(b) to become extremely angry often shouting a lot
(c) to escape from a difficult, dangerous or unpleasant situation
(d) to put difficulties in one’s own path unintentionally
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol.Option A is the correct meaning.
Q7. No dice
(a) to say no to deceive someone
(b) to refuse to be a part of a game show
(c) certainly not possible
(d) no drama
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol.Option C is the correct meaning.
Q8.Stack the deck
(a) to arrange things against someone or something
(b) a statistic that rises very quickly to an unpredicted incredibly high value
(c) to incite someone or something to do something
(d) to accumulate things which you have interests in
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol.Option A is the correct meaning.
Q9. A long shot
(a) to have to look twice to make sure that you really noticed correctly
(b) something that has a very small chance of succeeding
(c) to attain success immediately which you don’t expect for
(d) to be too slow to finish an activity
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol.Option B is the correct meaning.
Q10. By the book
(a) by deceptive means
(b) to reach a conclusion after a complete investigation
(c) to have a passion for literature
(d) strictly according to the rules
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol.Option D is the correct meaning
Directions (11-15): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q11. Involving or showing violence and bloodshed
(a) inundate
(b) gory
(c) sanguine
(d) imbrue
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gory: involving or showing violence and bloodshed.
Sanguine: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Inundate: overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with.
Imbrue: to impregnate.
Q12. The action of making amends for something wrong, one has done
(a) reparation
(b) extortion
(c) reclamation
(d) retrieval
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Reparation: the action of repairing something.
Q13. Unable to be destroyed or removed
(a) ineradicable
(b) habit
(c) worn
(d) fixed
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ineradicable: unable to be destroyed or removed.
Q14. The lower jawbone in mammals and fishes
(a) trunk
(b) snout
(c) beak
(d) mandible
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mandible: the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Q15. A hollow object used to contain something
(a) platter
(b) salver
(c) plate
(d) receptacle
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Platter means a large flat dish or plate for serving food.
Salver means a tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances.
