General English #8 Multiple Choice Questions

GENERAL ENGLISH #8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSGeneral English : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Directions: Find out the part which has an error in each of the following sentences. If there is no error in a sentence, the answer is (d).

1. More leisure as well as (a) / abundance of goods (b) / are attainable through automation. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Use ‘is’ in place of ‘are’

2. Where in the world (a) / you will find a taller dog (b) / belonging to this breed than our Tomy? (c)  / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘will you find’ instead of ‘you will find’

3. I missed the train that I usually catch (a) / and have to travel by the next (b) / which was a slow train. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘had’ instead of ‘have’

4. All one can gather (a) / from the children are that (b) / there was a loud noise and smoke. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘is’ in place of ‘are’

5. He regulated me (a) / to made him (b) / learn his lessons. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘make’ in place of ‘made’

Directions: Choose the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blanks.

6. Many a girl ……………

(a) has seen this movie

(b) are going to see this movie

(c) have seen this movie

(d) see this movie

Answer: (a)

7. Either he or you ……………

(a) is to go

(b) have to go

(c) was going

(d) has to go

Answer: (b)

8. He and you …………… him.

(a) has bothered

(b) bothers

(c) has bothered

(d) bother

Answer: (d)

9. The news …………… by him.

(a) have brought

(b) were brought

(c) was brought

(d) has brought

Answer: (c)

10. Neither, they nor I ……………

(a) was there

(b) has been there

(c) are there

(d) were there

Answer: (a)

Directions: In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

11. One who is well versed in the science of female ailments

(a) Surgeon

(b) Sergeant

(c) Gynaecologist

(d) Cardiologist

Answer: (c)

12. A man having no hair on the scalp

(a) Naked

(b) Gaudy

(c) Hoary

(d) Bald

Answer: (d)

13. Of unknown authorship

(a) Anonymous

(b) Extempore

(c) Unanimous

(d) Ambiguous

Answer: (a)

14. An examination of dead body

(a) Cremation

(b) Autopsy

(c) Ante-mortem

(d) Morgue

Answer: (b)

15. A group of three persons sharing power

(a) Tetralogy

(b) Tripode

(c) Triumvirate

(d) Trilogy

Answer: (c)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in the blanks.

16. She sold her furniture …………… him.

(a) off

(b) to

(c) of

(d) for

Answer: (b)

17. We take delight …………… hunting.

(a) on

(b) by

(c) in

(d) for

Answer: (c)

18. It is easy to speak …………… the telephone.

(a) on

(b) with

(c) by

(d) in

Answer: (a)

19. Trust …………… God and do what is right.

(a) of

(b) in

(c) on

(d) to

Answer: (b)

20. He dived …………… the swimming pool.

(a) on

(b) to

(c) into

(d) in

Answer: (c)


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