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, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Literature is a __(1)___ through which a person conveys his ideas towards or protest ___(2)____ different norms of society. The words that deal with a ___(3)____ issue are of particular importance in literature. They are ____(4)___ with a particular purpose in ___(5)____.
Q1. Literature is a _____ through which a person
(a) base
(b) medium
(c) source
(d) subject
Q2. conveys his ideas towards or protest _____ different norms
(a) against
(b) for
(c) in
(d) off
Q3. of society. The words that deal with a _____ issue
(a) amoral
(b) insensitive
(c) moral
(d) economical
Q4. are of particular importance in literature. They are _____ with
(a) brought
(b) founded
(c) represented
(d) written
Q5. a particular purpose in _____.
(a) all
(b) hand
(c) mind
(d) total
Directions (6-10):In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of three words marked (a), (b) and (c), one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the three. Mark the letter, viz., (a), (b) or (c), relating to this word.
After having slept for an hour, Bond decided to go into the city and try to find his contact. After changing his suit, he carefully locked his room and stepped out of the hotel. No one was around. But he had walked only for a few minutes when it suddenly ___(6)____ to him that he was being ______(7) ______by someone. There was really no ____(8)______ for it except a very slight ____(9)_____of footsteps. He was now walking ______(10)_______the main street, which was crowded with people. He became extremely aware of the danger of people threatening him.
Q6. But he had walked only for a few minutes when it suddenly ________ to him
(a) felt
(b) occurred
(c) happened
(d) None of the above
Q7. that he was being ________by someone.
(a) followed
(b) shot
(c) looked
(d) None of the above
Q8. There was really no ______ for
(a) reason
(b) cause
(c) evidence
(d) None of the above
Q9. it except a very slight __________of footsteps.
(a) weight
(b) sound
(c) hurting
(d) None of the above
Q10. He was now walking ___________ the main street,
(a) from
(b) down
(c) over
(d) None of the above
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
Q11. Someone wrote this letter in the nineteenth century.
(a) In the nineteenth century someone wrote this letter.
(b) This letter was written by someone in the nineteenth century.
(c) This letter had been written by someone in the nineteenth century.
(d) In the nineteenth century by someone this letter was write.
Q12. The ball had been thrown by him.
(a) He has thrown the ball.
(b) He threw the ball.
(c) He had thrown the ball.
(d) He throws the ball.
Q13. Who did the homework?
(a) Who had done the homework?
(b) The homework was done by whom?
(c) Whose homework was done?
(d) By whom was the homework done?
Q14. Who will answer this question?
(a) This question will be answered by whom?
(b) By whom will this question be answered?
(c) This question will have been answered by whom?
(d) By whom this question would be answered?
Q15. This little kitten was frightened by the sound of the firecrackers.
(a) The sound of the fire-crackers frightened the little kitten.
(b) Hearing the fire-crackers, the little kitten was frightened.
(c) The little kitten heard the fire-crackers and was frightened.
(d) The fire-crackers frightened the little kitten.
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Medium: an agency or means of doing something.
Source: a place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.
“Medium” is the best option to fill the blank here.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. “Against” is a preposition used as a resistance to or as protection from something.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indefinite article “a” before the blank suggests that only option(c) could be the right choice to this question.
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(c)
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Occur to someone means (of a thought or idea) to come into someone’s mind. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘That he was being followed by someone’ is meaningful. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Evidence: anything that helps to prove that something is or is not true. Hence option (c) gives the correct meaning to the paragraph and is the correct choice.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Sound of footsteps’ is the correct choice.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Walk down: to travel along the course of something on foot.
Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
S11. Ans.(b)
S12. Ans.(c)
S13. Ans.(d)
S14. Ans.(b)
S15. Ans.(a)
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