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This section includes 136 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English for Competitive Exams knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is rightly spelt. |
| A. | Contiguous |
| B. | Contigous |
| C. | Contaguous |
| D. | Contegeous |
| Answer» B. Contigous | |
| 2. |
The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_The teacher is angry on the student/ for not submitting the assignment/ on time. |
| A. | The teacher is angry on the student |
| B. | for not submitting the assignment |
| C. | on time |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» B. for not submitting the assignment | |
| 3. |
The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_If I were her/ I would not go/ to the late-night party. |
| A. | If I were her |
| B. | I would not go |
| C. | to the late-night party |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» B. I would not go | |
| 4. |
The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_He asked to / see the work/ that Mohan and me were doing. |
| A. | He asked to |
| B. | see the work |
| C. | that Mohan and me were doing |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» D. no error | |
| 5. |
The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_We have already finished our task / so we packed our bags/ and left for the day. |
| A. | We have already finished our task |
| B. | so we packed our bags |
| C. | and left for the day |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» D. no error | |
| 6. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) And as he spoke he did a very unusual thing._x005F_x000D_B) ‘I’m tired’._x005F_x000D_C) ‘Tired, darling?’_x005F_x000D_D) ‘Yes’, he said. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 7. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) But I failed spectacularly._x005F_x000D_B) I once tried to run a mile in seven minutes after hearing some athletes could do it in four._x005F_x000D_C) I could not hold my breath for seven minutes._x005F_x000D_D) I couldn’t even make it to one. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 8. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) Outlasting the critics feels like it will take a very long time, but you're more patient than they are._x005F_x000D_B) Sooner or later, your work speaks for itself._x005F_x000D_C) Sooner or later, they stop pointing out how much hubris you've got, how you're not entitled to make a new thing, how you will certainly come to regret your choices._x005F_x000D_D) Sooner or later, the ones who told you that this isn't the way it's done, the ones who found time to sneer, they will find someone else to hassle. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) The service experience on register 4._x005F_x000D_B) The quality of the chickpeas you serve._x005F_x000D_C) Everything you do is either going to raise your average or lower it._x005F_x000D_D) The next hire. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 10. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) The Communist Party’s response to China’s swift and months long crisis has been swift and forceful._x005F_x000D_B) A business journalist has been detained and shown on apologizing on national television for writing an article that could have hurt the market._x005F_x000D_C) Senior executives at China’s biggest investment bank have been arrested on suspicion of illegal trading._x005F_x000D_D) The police have been dropping in on investment firms and downloading their transaction records. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) Though limited in reach, the memo could erase some barriers to prosecuting corporate employees and inject new life into these high-profile investigations._x005F_x000D_B) The public needs to have confidence that there is only one system of justice and that it applies equally regardless of whether the crime happens in the street corner or the boardroom.”_x005F_x000D_C) “Corporation scan only commit crime through flesh and blood people”, the Deputy Attorney General and the author of the memo said in an interview on Wednesday._x005F_x000D_D) “It’s only fair that the people who are responsible for committing those crimes be held accountable. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 12. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) Gun control is hotly debated in USA, with access to children, being a subset of a larger topic._x005F_x000D_B) While the ads are creative and funny will they be effective in creating a change in behavior towards gun possession and usage._x005F_x000D_C) The ads advocate gun control through a simple thought-provoking proposition: if they find it, they will play with it._x005F_x000D_D) A brilliants set of ads for Evolve USA, is shortlisted at the Clio Awards 2015. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) All I could remember was people around me, whispering to one another that I got lucky._x005F_x000D_B) I did not realize what I was considering just another sting would turn out to be something serious._x005F_x000D_C) When I look back, I don’t remember too much- of what I was thinking, what was going on in my head._x005F_x000D_D) The unbearable pain and burns had somehow numbed my senses. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 14. |
The Question below consist of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) Quinten was immediately admitted as an apprentice into his studio._x005F_x000D_B) In fifteenth century a master blacksmith called Quinten Metsys fell in love with a painter’s daughter._x005F_x000D_C) So Quinten sneaked into the painter’s studio and painted a fly on his latest panel._x005F_x000D_D) The father would not accept a son-in-law in such a profession. |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | BDCA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Question below consist of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) My grandmother, like everybody’s grandmother, was an old woman._x005F_x000D_B) People said that she had once been young and pretty and even had a husband._x005F_x000D_C) She had been old and wrinkled for twenty years that I had known her._x005F_x000D_D) But that was hard to believe. |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | ACBD |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 16. |
The given sentence is in direct/indirect speech. Change the narration. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_The mother will say, “ My daughter is going to school”. |
| A. | The mother will say that her daughter is going to school. |
| B. | The mother will say that her daughter will be going to school. |
| C. | The mother would be saying that her daughter would be going to school. |
| D. | The mother will say that her daughter will go to school. |
| Answer» B. The mother will say that her daughter will be going to school. | |
| 17. |
The given sentence is in direct/indirect speech. Change the narration. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Hari said to me, ‘’I will go to the market tomorrow’’. |
| A. | Hari told me that he will go to the market. |
| B. | Hari told me that he will go to the market tomorrow. |
| C. | Hari told me that he would go to the market tomorrow. |
| D. | Hari told me that he would go to the market the next day. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The given sentence is in direct/ indirect speech. Change the narration of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_The young knight enquired which way the princess had gone. |
| A. | The young knight asked, “Which way has she gone?” |
| B. | The young knight asked, “Which way did the princess go?” |
| C. | The young asked the old man where the princess had gone. |
| D. | The young knight enquired, “Which way the princess went?” |
| Answer» C. The young asked the old man where the princess had gone. | |
| 19. |
The given sentence is in direct/ indirect speech. Change the narration of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_The young man promised her that he would be there the next day. |
| A. | The young man said, “I will be there the next day” |
| B. | The young man said, “I promise to be here tomorrow.” |
| C. | The young man said, “I will try to be there the next day.” |
| D. | The young man said, “I will be here the next day.” |
| Answer» C. The young man said, “I will try to be there the next day.” | |
| 20. |
The given sentence is in direct/ indirect speech. Change the narration of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_He said, ‘’I have written a prize-winning essay.” |
| A. | He said that he has written a prize-winning essay. |
| B. | He said that I have written a prize-winning essay. |
| C. | He said that he had written a prize-winning essay. |
| D. | He says that he has written a prize-winning essay. |
| Answer» D. He says that he has written a prize-winning essay. | |
| 21. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_May you be blessed with happiness. |
| A. | I bless you with happiness. |
| B. | May God bless you with happiness. |
| C. | God blesses you with happiness. |
| D. | God will bless you with happiness. |
| Answer» C. God blesses you with happiness. | |
| 22. |
The given sentence is in direct/ indirect speech. Change the narration of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_He said, ‘’I hardly have time to attend any party.” |
| A. | He said that he has no time to attend any party. |
| B. | He said that he hardly has time to attend any party. |
| C. | He said that he hardly had time to attend any party. |
| D. | He says that he hardly had time to attend any party. |
| Answer» D. He says that he hardly had time to attend any party. | |
| 23. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_She bought a pearl necklace. |
| A. | A pearl necklace was bought by her. |
| B. | A pearl necklace had been bought by her. |
| C. | A pearl necklace had been bought for her by him. |
| D. | A pearl necklace was bought for her. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_He had kept up his diet program for a month. |
| A. | His diet program had been kept up for a month. |
| B. | His diet program was kept up for a month. |
| C. | His diet program had been kept for a month. |
| D. | The doctor had kept up his diet program for a month. |
| Answer» B. His diet program was kept up for a month. | |
| 25. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_I keep the butter in the fridge. |
| A. | Fridge is where the butter has been kept. |
| B. | Butter is kept in the fridge. |
| C. | Butter was kept in the fridge by me. |
| D. | They keep the butter in the fridge. |
| Answer» C. Butter was kept in the fridge by me. | |
| 26. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Champagne is drunk on new year’s eve. |
| A. | People drink champagne on new year’s eve. |
| B. | Let us drink champagne on new year’s eve. |
| C. | They will drink champagne on new year’s eve. |
| D. | People always drink champagne on new year’s eve. |
| Answer» B. Let us drink champagne on new year’s eve. | |
| 27. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_If you’re doing something important, you are working to make change happen. |
| A. | If something important is being done, work is being done to make change happen. |
| B. | If something important is done, work is done to make change happen. |
| C. | Something important is being done by you, you are making change happen. |
| D. | If important work is being done, change is about to happen. |
| Answer» B. If something important is done, work is done to make change happen. | |
| 28. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_He has a gut feeling that his brother may be keeping a secret. |
| A. | He has a gut feeling that a secret may be being kept by his brother. |
| B. | A gut feeling is had that a secret is kept by his brother. |
| C. | He had a gut feeling that a secret was kept by his brother. |
| D. | He has a gut feeling that maybe his brother kept a secret. |
| Answer» B. A gut feeling is had that a secret is kept by his brother. | |
| 29. |
The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_She has preserved all the old letters of her dead lover. |
| A. | All the old letters of her dead lover have been preserved by her. |
| B. | All the old letters of her dead lover has been preserved by her. |
| C. | All the old letters have been preserved. |
| D. | The letters of her old lover have been preserved. |
| Answer» B. All the old letters of her dead lover has been preserved by her. | |
| 30. |
Preparing for a competitive exam..…_x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) if the right strategy_x005F_x000D_B) and could leave you exhausted_x005F_x000D_C) could be very taxing_x005F_x000D_D) is not followed during the exam |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 31. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly similar in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Candid |
| A. | Off hand |
| B. | Grouchy |
| C. | Perfect |
| D. | Honest |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly similar in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Adept |
| A. | Deft |
| B. | Admirable |
| C. | Brainy |
| D. | Incapable |
| Answer» B. Admirable | |
| 33. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Ancient |
| A. | Antique |
| B. | Fresh |
| C. | Hoary |
| D. | Remote |
| Answer» C. Hoary | |
| 34. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Abundant |
| A. | Needy |
| B. | Difficult |
| C. | Scarce |
| D. | Plenty |
| Answer» D. Plenty | |
| 35. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Sapient |
| A. | Astucious |
| B. | Injudicious |
| C. | Impostrous |
| D. | Clandestine |
| Answer» C. Impostrous | |
| 36. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Sinistral |
| A. | Clumsy |
| B. | Ambilevous |
| C. | Gauche |
| D. | Dextral |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Retrench |
| A. | Diminish |
| B. | Expand |
| C. | Truncate |
| D. | Wane |
| Answer» C. Truncate | |
| 38. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Peremptory |
| A. | Circumspect |
| B. | Command |
| C. | Firm |
| D. | Longanimous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Controversy |
| A. | Concord |
| B. | Strife |
| C. | Disrepute |
| D. | Polite |
| Answer» B. Strife | |
| 40. |
Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given words._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Impertinent |
| A. | Intelligent |
| B. | Disrespectful |
| C. | Candid |
| D. | Believable |
| Answer» C. Candid | |
| 41. |
Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given words._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Prurient |
| A. | Prudent |
| B. | Lustful |
| C. | Funny |
| D. | Inclined |
| Answer» C. Funny | |
| 42. |
Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Successor |
| A. | Prince |
| B. | Legacy |
| C. | Heir |
| D. | Predecessor |
| Answer» D. Predecessor | |
| 43. |
Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Inflammable |
| A. | Fire-proof |
| B. | Combustible |
| C. | Dangerous |
| D. | Unsafe |
| Answer» C. Dangerous | |
| 44. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_They were silent ….._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) as it went by_x005F_x000D_B) came their cries_x005F_x000D_C) and then as it receded_x005F_x000D_D) ‘That’s him. What does he want? |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | ACDB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Hearing the door..…_x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) to the window_x005F_x000D_B) he ran in alarm_x005F_x000D_C) slam violently_x005F_x000D_D) to see if anybody just went out |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | ABCD |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ABCD | |
| 46. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_I have been sharing Roger’s ….._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) production curve for a long time_x005F_x000D_B) what’s actually happening_x005F_x000D_C) but I realize that it doesn’t_x005F_x000D_D) viscerally explain |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | ACDB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Seven Indians ….._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) feature in _x005F_x000D_B) Heroes of Philanthropy list_x005F_x000D_C) Forbes Asia’s_x005F_x000D_D) Ninth annual |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | ACDB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Oncee reluctant to be ……._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) seems to have_x005F_x000D_B) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi_x005F_x000D_C) seen with Lalu Yadav_x005F_x000D_D) turned the page |
| A. | DCAB |
| B. | CBAD |
| C. | ADCB |
| D. | DCBA |
| Answer» C. ADCB | |
| 49. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_One cannot recall any movement……_x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) which has gripped the imagination of the entire human race_x005F_x000D_B) in world history_x005F_x000D_C) which started nearly twenty-five years ago_x005F_x000D_D) so completely and so rapidly as the Green Movement |
| A. | CBAD |
| B. | CDBA |
| C. | ADCB |
| D. | BADC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Stung by years of criticism that it has coddled ….._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_A) Wall Street criminals, the Justice Department issued new policies_x005F_x000D_B) to turn over evidence against their executives_x005F_x000D_C) on Wednesday that prioritize the prosecution of individual employees_x005F_x000D_D) not just their companies, and put pressure on corporations |
| A. | ABCD |
| B. | DCAB |
| C. | BCAD |
| D. | ACDB |
| Answer» E. | |