General English # 9 Multiple Choice Questions

GENERAL ENGLISH #9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSGeneral English : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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. If any of the founding fathers of our constitution was to return (a) / to life for a day his opinion of (b) / our amendments would be interesting. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘were’ in place of ‘was’

2. The boys worked slowly for they knew that (a) / as soon as they finish one exercise (b) / the teacher would tell them to do the next. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘finished’ in place of ‘finish’

3. The book, although written in bad English, (a) / makes a few interesting observations (b) / which needs to be highlighted. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Use ‘need’ in place of ‘needs’

4. The authors of the document appears to (a) / have fully realised the fact that when one talks (b) / of education be deals with human beings. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘appear’ in place of ‘appears’

5. One of the representatives (a) / are knowledgeable (b) / and good at handling people. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

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

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

6. He ………. sixty next year.

(a) will go

(b) will be

(c) is going to be

(d) goes

Answer: (b)

7. You will ………. this news.

(a) hearing

(b) heard

(c) be heard

(d) have heard

Answer: (d)

8. He ………. you, doesn’t he?

(a) helped

(b) helps

(c) will help

(d) can help

Answer: (b)

9. He or his friend ………. loudly.

(a) have been laughing

(b) were laughing

(c) are laughing

(d) was laughing

Answer: (d)

10. He as well as they ……….

(a) are loving her

(b) loves her

(c) have loved her

(d) love her

Answer: (b)

Directions: In each of the following sentences, find out the part which has an error. If there is no error, the answer is (d).

11. The smuggler yielded (a) / for the temptation (b) / and fell into the police trap. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘to’ in place of ‘for’

12. The doctor advised him (a) / to give off smoking (b) / but he did not pay any heed. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘up’ in place of ‘off’

13. No effort has been made (a) / at all to cash on (b) / the refurnished image of Indian tennis. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘cash in on’ in place of ‘cash on’

14. As soon as he reached the venue, (a) / he enquired from the supervisor (b) / about the closing time of the examination. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘of’ in place of ‘from’

15. Now-a-days several plastic (a) / products are superior than (b) / similar products made from rubber. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘to’ in place of ‘than’

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

16. He always does work ………. time.

(a) in

(b) at

(c) by

(d) with

Answer: (a)

17. She will have been married ………. now.

(a) as

(b) by

(c) till

(d) for

Answer: (b)

18. Five years have passed ………. she came over here.

(a) since

(b) off

(c) for

(d) from

Answer: (a)

19. It has come ………. their notice lately.

(a) to

(b) of

(c) in

(d) at

Answer: (a)

20. I aimed my gun ………. the robber.

(a) for

(b) on

(c) to

(d) at

Answer: (d)

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