Explore topic-wise MCQs in English.

(1) There are thousands of us

(1) Ramani is a student of medicine.

(1) The internet has given

1. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.
P - But he did not know how to find one at that hour.
Q - It was his first visit to the city and he didn t know where to go.
R - Mohanlal's train was late and it reached Kolkata a little after midnight.
S - He thought he would go to a country where he would not have to pay rent.

1. A wood-cutter was cutting a tree on a river bank.

1. A dog stole a piece of a meat from a butcher s shop.

1. Ramai and Samai were two poor young men.

1. Roger wanted to become a doctor.

1. I went to my friend last week.

1. He wanted to adopt his father s profession.

1. Reena made a cup of tea in this manner.

1. Once upon a time, there was a little man.

1. She was an old woman with a large purse that had everything in it.

(1) Money is not the root of all evil.
(P) Or, what about the desire for power driving people to horrible crimes?
(Q) Even purposeless cruelty can be seen in many instances of evil behavior.
(R) For example, neither teachers not parents profit in any way by torturing children.
(S) The evils sexual offenders are not motivated by financial gains.
(6) No, we can only say that money is the root of some evil.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. Creating a relaxing bedroom environment is very important too, and this can be done using a calming, subtle fragrance.
B. It is possible to retrain your brain to have a sound sleep.
C. This is possible if you make sure your room is undisturbed, quiet and dark.
D. Start by regulating the times you go to bed and get up.

1. Even today in many countries
P. neglected and there are far
Q. women continue to be
R. who have had the benefit of
S. fewer women than men
6. education and vocational training.

1. I m looking for
P. for the post of
Q. the vacancy
R. To fill
S. Someone
6. Secretary

1. An excellent example of Habib Tanvir s
P. be would fit and blend his poetry to the traditional folk and
Q. tribal music, in a way that allows the former to retain its own imaginative,
R. non-exploitative approach is the way in which
S. rhetorical power and socio-political importance,
6. but without devaluing the latter.

1.It has been found
P. While talking to their dogs
Q. had lower blood pressure
R. than they did
S. that people
6. while talking to people.

1. In the garden were a lot of trees covered with wonderful jewels.
P. At the end of the garden there was a wall.
Q. There was a lamp hanging on the wall.
R. There were red, blue, green yellow and white jewels.
S. They were all very big and they sparkled in the Sun.
6. Aladdin climbed a ladder and took down the lamp.

1. Carl Sagan
P. the severity of the problem
Q. says that we do not fully understand
R. that the next generations may be badly affected
S. in his essay
6. and that the only solution is international co- operation.

1.Each
P. If it was working
Q. had to be tested to be sure
R. parts of the rocket
S. of the many
6. perfectly.

1. Architecture began
P. to build their own shelters
Q. on ready-made ones
R. When early people started
S. rather than relying
6. such as trees and caves.

1. People are like potatoes.
P. It is only after potatoes have been sorted and bagged that they are loaded onto trucks.
Q. After potatoes have been harvested, they have to be spread out and sorted in order to get the maximum market dollar.
R. This is the method that all Idaho potato farmers use all but one.
S. They are divided according to size - big, medium and small.
6. One farmer never bothered to sort the potatoes.

1. According to Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan of enormous strength.
P. Zeus ordered Atlas to carry the earth and sky for all eternity.
Q. Because of his association with the globe, maps began to be decorated with this image of Atlas.
R. Atlas is shown as a stooped figure carrying the globe on his shoulders.
S. Finally, the word 'atlas' came to denote a collection of maps.
6. Today an 'atlas' refers to any book that consists of several maps.

1. The teacher training agency in England hopes to make teaching one of the top three professions.
P. They have also demanded that the campaign should be matched by improved pay scales, work load and morale so as to avoid recruitment problems with an aim to raise the image of the teaching profession.
Q. A series of advertisements are now being screened showing famous people speaking about teachers they remember and admire.
R. An amount of $ 100 million has been set aside to combat the shortage of applicants for teacher training.
S. Teacher Unions have welcomed this campaign.
6. It is high time for the Indian Government also to think on similar lines and take steps to lift up the sinking morale of the teaching profession.

1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste.
P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must be planted afresh.
S It can be used to enrich the soil of
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

A. She started the Udaipur-based organisation Shikshantar to create a space for self directed learning called unschooling .
B. It also organizes week-long camps where children involve themselves in local communities and interact with other kids who don t attend school.
C. Nidhi Jain has been an unschooling parent for over two decades.
D. The organisation arranges everything from internships in filmmaking to cooking for unschooled kids.

1. Gulliver landed on the shores of Lilliput
P. He planned to carry Gulliver to the capital city.
Q. The Lilliputians put an ointment on Gulliver's wounds.
R. He fell asleep thereafter.
S. The Emperor of the land was informed.
6. It alleviated all the pain and discomfort.

1.Phillip is a 55 year old blind man.
P. He enjoys the sweet smell itself.
Q. He can smell a rose but can't tell it colour.
R. He has been blind since birth
S. It does not matter to him.
6. People sometimes pity him but he tell them he is happy.

Given below are four jumbled sentence. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Though everything was on the up and up for the Holzman, yet something wasn t quite right.
B. At 19, he enrolled in the Culinary institute of America before heading to the West Coast to cook for such well-esteemed restaurants as Palladin, Napa and Aqua.
C. He got a little fed up with the kitchen and started to feel that he wanted to do something different with it.
D. Holzman, a well known chef, started his career at the age of 15 when the prodigy began cooking under Eric Ripert at the iconic New York restaurant, Le Bernadin.

1. Abanidranath Tagore was the leading painter of Bengal.
P. He tried to modemise Mughal and Rajput styles to offset their influence.
Q . He countered the British Raj through his paintings.
R. He succeeded and his style was accepted as a natural Indian style.
S. During his time western model of art was taught in the schools.
6. Above all this great painter was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore.

1. The main reason behind Global Warming is the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.
P. The ozone layer of the earth is depleted by cosmic research resulting in the warming of the atomosphere.
Q. Burning of fuels in cars and factories results in the emission of harmful gases in the air.
R. Cosmic oriented research work and test fire of atom bombs are also the causes of Gobal warming.
S. As a result of the rise in the temperature, polar ice- caps and ice-bergs melt down and the water level in seas and rivers swells.
6. Natural disasters like Tsunami, earthquake may also result from Global Warming.

1.Child labourers are posing a grave problem before India.
P. Children are paid low wages and the heinous opportunism of employers leads to the employment of children.
Q. The government is indifferent to this problem and common people lack awareness in guarding against this social crime.
R. It is the extreme poverty of parents that leads children to earn at a minor age.
S. The illiteracy of parents is also responsible for this evil.
6. For the solution of this problem we need a thorough economic reform and the spread of literacy.

1. What is that which everybody likes to give but nobody wants to take?
P. They often do son unasked and offer uncalled for advice.
Q. People like to advise and instruct others.
R. The answer is, of course, advice .
S. In India, elders are fond of giving advice to youngsters.
6. Especially, parents are never tired of exhorting their children.

1. Success in business depends upon right selection of staff.
P. Management must foster staff s proper ambition and individual advancement.
Q. Good management prepares its own succession for the future and can only guess intelligently.
R. A pretty jealous management selects submissive people for fear of being replaced by them.
S. A progressive management tries to find decision making creative genius and trains them for the present.
6. As the supply of genius cannot be assured, the staff must be trained to run the enterprise with normal ability and strong sense of purpose in normal times.

1. His last pictures
P. no longer have
Q. nonetheless I still like them and
R. the gaiety and humour of his earlier works as
S. they do not tell us about happiness any more,
6. try not to miss any of his exhibitions.

1. The process of formal education involves.
P. All these three variables are interdependent,
Q. three aspects namely, setting of objectives,
R. In our education institutions teacher are
S. providing learning experiences and evaluation.
6. independently, setting the instructional objective to facilitate learning.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given option pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. At this speed the rocket soon attained the height of 190 miles above the earth.
B. At 9 am the great rocket lifted in the air with a mighty roar.
C. It rose smoothly at first, then quickened to a speed of 17,500 miles an hour.
D. Gagarin now pulled himself towards the window to look down.

(1) The traveler said, " Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn? "
(P) " Do you want one in which you can spend the night? "
(Q) " Yes , said the peasant.
(R) " Go right down the road and turn to the left. "
(S) " Yes , replied the traveler.
(6) " Thank a lot. "

Which of the following would be the Third sentence?

Which of the following would be the Second sentence?

Which of the following would be the Fifth (Last) sentence?

Which of the following would be the First sentence?

Which of the following would be the Fourth sentence?

1. Proud Little Astronomer sees a huge dragon in the moon.
P. Big Astronomer calls him and shows him the fly.
Q. He runs to the Big Astronomer and calls him home.
R. He is very excited and remembers his rival Big Astronomer.
S. Big Astronomer agrees and later discovers a fly in the telescope lens.
6. Little Astronomer is shamefaced and becomes humble.

1. Jai Hai is a hand-ball type game.
P. In fact this game originated in the Basque region of Spain.
Q. And in Florida it is legal to place bets on the players of Jai Hai.
R. It is one of the fastest-moving ball games.
S. Although played quite well in Florida & Latin America, it is not an American game.
6. Sports experts agree that Jai Hai requires more skill, speed, endurance and nerve than any other game.

1. Albert Edward had never liked the new vicar.
P. He wasn't the type of man they wanted with a classy congregation.
Q. And now he straightened himself a little.
R. He knew his value.
S. He'd said from the beginning that they had made a mistake.
6. He wasn't going to allow himself to be put upon.