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.
 
 

											


