MCQS | In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. It is necessarythento keep our ____________ acts under some surveillance of attentionto pass them in review for inspection every now and _________that we may discover possible modifications which will make them more serviceable. We need to be __________constantly to find out better ways of doing things. Habit takes care of our standingwalkingsitting; but how many of us could _________ improve his poise and carriage if he would? Our speech has become largely automaticbut no doubt all of us might remove _____________ of enunciationpronunciation or stress from our speaking. every now and _________that we may

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Beguile

1.Deceive

2.Warn

3.Deter

4.Repel

Question :- In the following Select the word with the correct spelling.

1.asyrian

2.apustate

3.marzipan

4.cucamber

Question :- A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternativesselect the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice. The mechanic uses old spare parts for the car.

1. Old spare parts were used for the car by the mechanic.

2. Old spare parts was used for the car by the mechanic.

3.Old spare parts is being used for the car by the mechanic.

4.Old spare parts are used for the car by the mechanic.

Question :- A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternativesselect the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice. Kiara must deliver the needles.

1.The needles must be delivered with Kiara.

2.The needles must be delivered by Kiara.

3.The needles should deliver by Kiara

4.The needles are delivered by Kiara.

Question :- A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternativesselect the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. Ram said I met her yesterday.

1.Ram said that he met her yesterday.

2.Ram said he meet her the day before.

3. Ram said that he had met her the day before.

4.Ram met her the day before.

Question :- A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternativesselect the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. The wolf cried out to the hound A thought has just come into my head.

1.The wolf cried out that a thought had just came into his head.

2.The wolf cried out to the hound that a thought had just come into his head.

3. The wolf cried out about a thought into his head to the hound.

4.The wolf told hound about a thought into his head.

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. It is necessarythento keep our ____________ acts under some surveillance of attentionto pass them in review for inspection every now and _________that we may discover possible modifications which will make them more serviceable. We need to be __________constantly to find out better ways of doing things. Habit takes care of our standingwalkingsitting; but how many of us could _________ improve his poise and carriage if he would? Our speech has become largely automaticbut no doubt all of us might remove _____________ of enunciationpronunciation or stress from our speaking. every now and _________that we may

1.than

2.then

3.that

4.this

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Left to itselfthenattention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeedit may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a timeinstead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests. Left to itselfthenattention _____________ obeys natural laws

1. simple

2.simply

3.simplification

4.simplicity

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Left to itselfthenattention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeedit may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a timeinstead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests. thinking about _________. Indeed,

1. this

2.these

3.them

4.that

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Left to itselfthenattention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeedit may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a timeinstead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests. least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion

1.By

2.with

3.Along

4.Such

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Let us examine the facts in the case more ____________. First of alllanguage is no more ____________ a medium; it is like air to the creatures of the land or water to fishes. If it is perfectly clear and purewe do not notice it any more than we notice pure air when the sun is shining ________ a clear skyor the taste of pure cool water when we drink a glass __________ a hot day. Unless the sun is shiningthere is no brightness; unless the water is coolthere is __________ refreshment. when we drink a glass __________ a hot day.

1.on

2.onto

3.of

4.for

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Society and individuals will evolve __________ changing times. Technology will continue to play an increasingly ____________ role in our lives in the years to come. Passing the blame on to technology is the easiest thing to dobut how we _____________ to use technology is an individual decision. In an attempt to be connected with the world _______ largeare we getting disconnected with the people who mean the most to us? This is a question worth pondering _________. but how we _____________ to use technology

1.choice

2.choose

3. choices

4.chosen

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple �how do you do? followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy handsit also doesn t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ timeone can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces. much about the ____________ of the sun

1. brightness

2.bright

3.brightly

4.brighter

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The best things in an artists work are so much a matter of intuitionthat there is much to be said for the point ________ view that would altogether discourage____________ inquiry into artistic phenomena on the part of the artist. Intuitions are shy things and apt to disappear if looked into too closely. And there is undoubtedly a danger that ______ much knowledge and training may supplant the natural ____________ feeling of a studentleaving only a cold knowledge of the means of expression ________ its place. means of expression ________ its place.

1.onto

2.on

3.in

4.into

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social mediabut it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register itit is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphoneclick awayand think about it latereven ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissisticbut it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and placebe it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend. When everything around you _______________ before you can

1. change

2.changes

3.changing

4.changed

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social mediabut it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register itit is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphoneclick awayand think about it latereven ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissisticbut it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and placebe it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend. but it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors

1. all

2.then

3.such

4.also

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social mediabut it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register itit is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphoneclick awayand think about it latereven ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissisticbut it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and placebe it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend. it latereven ___________ the subject is as simple

1.by

2.if

3.with

4.so

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social mediabut it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register itit is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphoneclick awayand think about it latereven ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissisticbut it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and placebe it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend. is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures

1. obsess

2.obsessive

3.obsessed

4.obsession

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. The general consensus is that the millennial _____________ with taking pictures of everything stems from the tendency to over- share on social mediabut it may also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship with an increasingly unstable present. When everything around you _______________ before you can register itit is tempting to reach into your pocket for your smartphoneclick awayand think about it latereven ___________ the subject is as simple as a slice of toast. The selfie may be narcissisticbut it is ___________ a self-portrait that anchors you to a time and placebe it your first holiday abroad or the nightclub you visit every weekend. also be a manifestation _______________ our relationship

1. form

2.for

3.of

4.off

Question :- In the following passagesome of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. But there is _____________ reason to worry that the next Shakespeare or Valmiki is being suppressed by social media. ___________ is also crowd-sourced even though we just can t see the forest for the trees when so many postingsI mean treesseem to take birth _________ die every minute. I am certain that some great creative personalities will emerge in art________ and literature from social media. Instant stars are born via viral postings but self-selection ____________ be the best filter to extract the superstars of the ilk of history s greatest. self-selection ____________ be the best

1. since

2.until

3.may

4.whether

Question :- In the following questiona word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

1.Guarantiei

2.Guarantee

3.Gaurantee

4.Guarantee

Question :- In the following questiona word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

1.Acquittied

2.Acquitted

3.Ecquited

4.Acqiuteed

Question :- In the following questionfour words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

1.scintillaters

2.scintilators

3.scintillators

4.scintilaters

Question :- In the following questionout of the four alternativesselect the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. The last straw

1.A warrior saves his best arrow for the last

2.A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficultiesthat makes a situation unbearable.

3. The student who usually comes last in the class.

4.The lowest ranking official who gets the blame for any error.

Question :- In the following questionout of the four alternativesselect the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. A sight for sore eyes

1.An ugly sight unpleasant to the eyes.

2.When one becomes tired of watching too much TV or reading.

3.A person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see.

4.A beautiful sight that you can visualise even with closed eyes.

Question :- In the following questionout of the four alternativesselect the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. The rejection of all religious and moral principlesin the belief that life is meaningless

1.Nihilism

2.Certitude

3.Credence

4.Fidelity

Question :- In the following questionout of the four alternativesselect the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. A characteristic of one thing that is suggestive of another

1.Antithetic

2.Disparate

3.Conjecture

4.Reminiscence

Question :- In the following questionout of the four alternativesselect the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

1.Affable

2.Churlish

3.Cordial

4.Genteel

Question :- In the following questionout of the four alternativesselect the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is neededselect no improvement. He (has to develop) self-confidenceso leave him alone.

1.have to develop

2.are to develop

3.has to developed

4. no improvement

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Carouse

1.Quaff

2.Grieve

3.Overlook

4.Ignore

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Clement

1.Irritate

2.Cold

3.Clingy

4.Mild

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Farcical

1.Serious

2.Absurd

3.Analytical

4.grave

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Abutting

1.Touching

2.Far

3.Bordering

4.Joining

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Extant

1.Extinct

2.Present

3.Immediate

4.Around

Question :- In the following questionout of the given four alternativesselect the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Predicament

1.Trouble

2.Hardship

3.Condition

4.Solution

Question :- In the following questionsome part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errorselect No Error. An online shop evoke the analogy of buying products or services (1)/ at a regular retailer or shopping centre; the process (2)/ is called business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce .(3)/ No error (4)

1.1

2.2

3.3

4.4

Question :- In the following questionsome part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errorselect No Error. I look up (1)/ after the blast (2)/ of light enveloped the park. (3)/ No error (4)

1.1

2.2

3.3

4.4

Question :- In the following questionsome part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errorselect No Error. The Bench will also have to say (1)/ whether the laws are really at consonance with (2)/ the basic tenets of the 1960 Act. (3)/ No error (4)

1.1

2.2

3.3

4.4

Question :- In the following questionthe sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. He will pay ______ for his foolishness.

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

Question :- In the following questionthe sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. It is ______ for all the students to follow the rules.

1.imperative

2.meant

3.expected

4.abide

Question :- In the following questionthe sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The closure ______ the workers adversely.

1.expected

2.effected

3.accepted

4.affected

Question :- In the following questionthe sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The love which is based on physical beauty is not ______.

1.imminent

2.deponent

3.remanent

4.permanent

Question :- In the following questionthe sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The server with ______ I was talking is my good friend.

1.who

2.her

3.whom

4.which

Question :- In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. No sooner did we receive your message when we heaved a sigh of relief.

1. did we receive

2.a sigh of relief

3.your message

4.when we heaved

Question :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom. To take a back seat

1.To become less important or to give up control over things

2.To lecture or criticise the person who is actually in control of something

3.To be less successful in one s efforts

4.To go through a short but unpleasant period of time

Question :- Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. DISHEARTENED

1.depressed

2.disgraced

3.disgusted

4.disliked

Question :- The greenhouse gas which is called laughing gas is

1.Methane

2.Carbon dioxide

3.Nitrous oxide

4.Sulphur dioxide

Question :- The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options givenselect the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. In those days A-ambulances available on B-call to ferry patients to hospitals C-there were hardly any

1. BCA

2.BAC

3.ACB

4.CAB

Question :- The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options givenselect the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. With global warming on A-the risewe have to do B-save the environment C-every bit that we can to

1.ABC

2.ACB

3.CAB

4.BAC