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Top 20 English MCQS For OSSSC RI,ARI, Amin, SFS, ICDS Supervisor 01 April 2024
Directions (1-4): In the following questions, change the Statements given in Direct Speech form into Indirect Speech or vice versa, with the help of given four options (A),(B),(C),(D).
Q1. Mother said, “Lie down, Arjun.”
(a) Mother told lie down Arjun.
(b) Mother told Arjun for lying down.
(c) Mother asked Arjun to lie down.
(d) Mother asked Arjun to be lied down.
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. “Alas! I have broken my grandfather’s watch”said Amit.
(a) Amit was sorrowful that he broke his grandfather’s watch.
(b) Amit exclaimed sorrowfully that he has broken his grandfather’s watch.
(c) Amit was sorrowful that he had broken hisgrandfather’s watch.
(d) Amit exclaimed sorrowfully that he had broken his grandfather’s watch.
S2. Ans.(d)
Q3. The coach said, “Don’t move, boys.”
(a) The coach told to the boys don’t move.
(b) The coach said to the boys not to be moving.
(c) The coach asked the boys not to move.
(d) The coach told to them, don’t move boys.
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Kunal said, “Tanu is coming this week.”
(a) Kunal says that Tanu was coming that week.
(b) Kunal says that Tanu was coming this week.
(c) Kunal said that Tanu was going to be comethis week.
(d) Kunal said that Tanu was coming that week.
S4. Ans.(d)
Q5. His grandmother was directed to take complete rest by the doctor.
(a) Advised
(b) Informed
(c) Told
(d) No improvement
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Replace ‘directed’ with ‘advised’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
The given sentence is an ‘Imperative sentence’. The imperative sentence expresses a request, advice or order.
Q6. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
____________ he became a minister; he didn’t allow any of his relatives to live with him.
(a) As long as
(b) In case
(c) As soon as
(d) In order that
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘As soon as.’
As soon as – It is a conjunction and it is used when something happens immediately after some other event.
For example – As soon as we got out of the car, it started raining.
Q7. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
She was unable to produce sufficient evidences for support her accusations.
(a)to produce
(b)She was unable
(c)sufficient evidences for
(d)support her accusations.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Evidence’ is an uncountable noun and hence its plural form remains the same. So, first we need to change ‘evidences’ into ‘evidence’. Now, since ‘support’ is in its base form hence, instead of using “for” we need to use “to” (to infinitive) before it. So, we can easily say that the error is in part C of the sentence.
Q8. Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words
A person who sells and arranges cut flowers
(a)nutritionist
(b)agriculturist
(c)florist
(d)botanist
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Nutritionist: a person who studies or is an expert in nutrition.
Agriculturist: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil.
Florist: a person who sells and arranges cut flowers.
Botanist: an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants.
Q9.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given
Make short work of something
(a)reduce the size
(b)dispose of quickly
(c)edit carefully
(d)shorten some dress
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Make short work of: accomplish, consume, or destroy quickly.
Q10. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
My professor gave me a lot of useful advices when I was writing my research paper.
(a)gave me a lots of useful advices
(b)gave me a lot of useful advice
(c)No improvement
(d)give me lots of useful advices
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Advice’ is an uncountable noun and should not be made plural. Hence, option(b) correctly improves the given sentence.
Q11. Select the option that will improve the segment in bold of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement.’
The hotels were heavy booked for the festival in Banaras.
(a) are heavy booked
(b) were heavily booking
(c) were heavily booked
(d) No substitution required
S11. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Replace ‘were heavy booked’ with ‘were heavily booked’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
In the given sentence, ‘Booked’ is a verb and to modify that we need an adverb. An adverb usually modifies by telling how, when, where, why, under what conditions, or to what degree. An adverb is often formed by adding – ‘Ly’ to an adjective.
Heavily (adverb) – to a great degree; in large amounts
For example – It was raining heavily.
Heavy (adjective) – more or worse than usual in amount, degree, etc.
For example – heavy rain/rainfall/snow
- There was heavy fighting in the capital last night.
Q12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Detrimental
(a) Friendly
(b) Smart
(c) Intellectual
(d) Harmful
S12. Ans(d)
Sol. Detrimental: means causing harm or damage.
Let’s see the meaning of other given options:
Friendly means helpful to somebody or something; not harmful to something.
Smart means (used about a person) having a clean and tidy appearance.
Harmful means causing harm.
Intellectual means connected with a person’s ability to think in a logical way and to understand things.
Q13. In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Rival fans were involved in a __________ in Kilburn High Road when windows and the interior of a pub were damaged.
(a) truce
(b) red tape
© skirmish
(d) cryosphere
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Red tape: excessive bureaucracy or adherence to official rules and formalities.
Skirmish: a minor short-term fight.
Cryosphere is the frozen water part of the Earth system.
Hence option C fits in the context.
Q14. Select the CORRECTLY spelt word.
(a) Misionn
(b) Mision
(c) Mission
(d) Missan
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The correct spelling is ‘Mission’.
Q15. Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical
error.
That house is built of bricks.
(a) That house
(b) is
(c) built of bricks.
(d) No error
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Q16. Identify the best way to improve the bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’.
I had no idea at first how difficult it was being track the identity of every tree in Delhi.
(a) No improvement
(b) was to track
(c) were to tracked
(d) have been tracking
S16. Ans(b)
Sol. The sentence is in past indefinite hence there is no need to use ‘being’ in it. Also, we need to-infinitive to qualify the adjective ‘difficult’. So, “was being track” should be replaced with “was to track”.
Q17. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
- It requires continuous learning and sacrifices.
- To raise well behaved and responsible children one should be willing to invest a considerable amount of time, patience and energy.
- Instilling and inculcating good values in a child will go a long way in making him/her a good person and a better citizen.
- There is no doubt that parenting is among the most difficult and demanding tasks in the world.
(a) ACBD
(b) ABCD
(c) BDCA
(d) DABC
S17. Ans(d)
Q18. Select the most appropriate idiom (in the context) to fill in the sentence.
The official found himself _____ when he could not explain his actions and all the members started attacking him with accusation of cheating.
(a) in the eye of a storm
(b) on the same page
(c) wet behind the ears
(d) burning the midnight oil
S18. Ans(a)
Sol. Be in the eye of a storm: To be at the center of or deeply involved in an especially difficult, stressful, or hectic situation or period of time.
Wet behind the ears: lacking experience; immature.
Q19. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
Amit said to his friends, “Hurrah! India has won the gold medal in the Olympics.”
(a) Amit exclaimed in joy that India has won the gold medal in the Olympics.
(b) Amit told his friends that India would win the gold medal in the Olympics.
(c) Amit asked if India could win the gold medal in the Olympics.
(d) Amit exclaimed in joy that India had won the gold medal in the Olympics.
S19. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is ‘Direct Speech’.
Direct Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by
him.
The given sentence is an ‘Exclamatory Sentence.’
Sentences that express strong emotion or feelings (such as joy, sorrow, surprise, Anger, applause, regret, disgust, contempt, etc.) are called exclamatory sentences.
While changing it into an indirect form, we consider following rules.
Reported Verb – ‘Said to’ changes to ‘Exclaimed.’
Conjunction – In the Assertive sentence conjunction ‘That’ is used.
The sentence thus formed is – Amit exclaimed in joy that India had won the gold medal in the Olympics.
Q20. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Proper financial planning will build an investment strategy that will help you achieve the desired corpse.
(a) No error
(b) Proper financial planning
(c) will build an
(d) the desired corpse.
S20. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Replace ‘Corpse’ with ‘Corpus’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.
corpse – It means a dead body whereas, Corpus means the money or collection of something.
As per the context of the sentence, usage of ‘Corpus’ is appropriate as it talks about investment.
