Top 30 English MCQs For All Odisha Govt. Competitive Exam
- Change the voice: “The manager will approve the proposal.”
- a) The proposal was approved by the manager.
- b) The proposal has been approved by the manager.
- c) The proposal will be approved by the manager.
- d) The proposal is being approved by the manager.
- Answer: c) The proposal will be approved by the manager.
- Change the voice: “They are painting the house.”
- a) The house was painted by them.
- b) The house has been painted by them.
- c) The house is being painted by them.
- d) The house is painted by them.
- Answer: c) The house is being painted by them.
- What does the idiom “to hit the nail on the head” mean?
- a) To make a mistake
- b) To say something precisely correct
- c) To work very hard
- d) To strike a blow
- Answer: b) To say something precisely correct
- What does the phrase “a blessing in disguise” mean?
- a) Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good
- b) A hidden treasure
- c) A dangerous situation
- d) A surprising event
- Answer: a) Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good
- What is the antonym of “ancient”?
- a) Old
- b) Modern
- c) Past
- d) Elderly
- Answer: b) Modern
- What is the antonym of “optimistic”?
- a) Cheerful
- b) Hopeful
- c) Pessimistic
- d) Positive
- Answer: c) Pessimistic
- What is the synonym of “abundant”?
- a) Scarce
- b) Plenty
- c) Rare
- d) Minimal
- Answer: b) Plenty
- What is the synonym of “swift”?
- a) Slow
- b) Rapid
- c) Dull
- d) Lazy
- Answer: b) Rapid
- Change to reported speech: He said, “I am reading a book.”
- a) He said that he was reading a book.
- b) He says that he was reading a book.
- c) He said that he is reading a book.
- d) He said that I am reading a book.
- Answer: a) He said that he was reading a book.
- Change to reported speech: She asked, “Do you like coffee?”
- a) She asked if I like coffee.
- b) She asked if I liked coffee.
- c) She asked that I liked coffee.
- d) She asked that I like coffee.
- Answer: b) She asked if I liked coffee.
- Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ math.
- a) on
- b) in
- c) at
- d) with
- Answer: c) at
- Choose the correct preposition: He is responsible ___ the project.
- a) for
- b) of
- c) to
- d) with
- Answer: a) for
- Choose the correct article: He is ___ honest man.
- a) a
- b) an
- c) the
- d) no article
- Answer: b) an
- Choose the correct article: I saw ___ one-eyed man in the market.
- a) a
- b) an
- c) the
- d) no article
- Answer: b) an
Give these questions in One Word Substitutions
- One who loves books:
- a) Bibliophile
- b) Philanthropist
- c) Biographer
- d) Linguist
- Answer: a) Bibliophile
- A place where birds are kept:
- a) Aquarium
- b) Aviary
- c) Arboretum
- d) Apiary
- Answer: b) Aviary
- Choose the correct homophone: He couldn’t ___ the load.
- a) bare
- b) bear
- Answer: b) bear
- Choose the correct homophone: She ___ the delicious aroma.
- a) sent
- b) scent
- Answer: b) scent
- Spot the error: He don’t know how to play the guitar.
- a) He
- b) don’t know
- c) how to play
- d) the guitar
- Answer: b) don’t know (should be “doesn’t know”)
- Spot the error: She enjoys to watch movies on weekends.
- a) She enjoys
- b) to watch
- c) movies
- d) on weekends
- Answer: b) to watch (should be “watching”)
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
- She ___ a beautiful painting.
- a) draw
- b) drew
- c) draws
- d) drawing
- Answer: b) drew
- The cat ___ up the tree quickly.
- a) climb
- b) climbs
- c) climbing
- d) climbed
- Answer: d) climbed
- Choose the correct form of the verb: They ___ to the park every Sunday.
- a) goes
- b) go
- c) going
- d) gone
- Answer: b) go
- Choose the correct conjunction: She was tired ___ she finished her homework.
- a) but
- b) or
- c) so
- d) and
- Answer: d) and
- Choose the correct adjective: He is the ___ student in the class.
- a) smarter
- b) more smart
- c) most smartest
- d) smartest
- Answer: d) smartest
- Change the voice: “The book was written by the famous author.”
- a) The famous author writes the book.
- b) The famous author has written the book.
- c) The famous author wrote the book.
- d) The famous author is writing the book.
- Answer: c) The famous author wrote the book.
- What does the idiom “spill the beans” mean?
- a) To waste food
- b) To reveal a secret
- c) To cook dinner
- d) To start a fight
- Answer: b) To reveal a secret
- What is the antonym of “humble”?
- a) Modest
- b) Proud
- c) Simple
- d) Meek
- Answer: b) Proud
- What is the synonym of “brave”?
- a) Cowardly
- b) Fearful
- c) Courageous
- d) Timid
- Answer: c) Courageous
- Change to reported speech: She said, “I will call you tomorrow.”
- a) She said that she will call me tomorrow.
- b) She said that she would call me tomorrow.
- c) She said that she will call me the next day.
- d) She said that she would call me the next day.
- Answer: d) She said that she would call me the next day.