GENERAL ENGLISH #37
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Directions
(1-20): In the following questions, a party of the sentence is underlined.
Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may
improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed, your answer is (d).
1. The
ground was wet outside when I got up in the morning yesterday. I had been
raining all in the night.
(a) rained all in
(b) been raining all though
(c) raining all in
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
2. The
Women’s Emancipation Bill was sent back to the Lok Sabha by the President for further
examination.
(a) further security
(b) further reading
(c) further perusal
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
3. The
Finance Minister said that he would work for the impartial distribution
of wealth.
(a) equitable
(b) just
(c) fair
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
4. Will
you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?
(a) borrow me a few rupees
(b) lend me any rupees
(c) lend me few rupees
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(c)
5. After
the heavy rains last week, the water in the lake raised another two feet.
(a) would raise another two feet
(b) raise another two feet
(c) rose another two feet
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(c)
6. Unless
you work hard, you will not pass.
(a) As long as you work hard
(b) Till you work hard
(c) Until you work hard
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(d)
7. The
minister was removed from a key post.
(a) thrown out
(b) rusticated
(c) ousted
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(d)
8. Audacity
is the mother of invention.
(a) Tenacity
(b) Necessity
(c) Paucity
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
9. Professionals
must continuously improve their skills.
(a) hone
(b) fine tune
(c) explore
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
10. Mr.
Raj has been asked to submit details of his tax returns.
(a) give
(b) furnish
(c) disclose
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
11. More
than 60 percent of India’s population live under the poverty line.
(a) live below the poverty line
(b) stay below the poverty line
(c) stay under the poverty line
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
12. Since
we are living in Bangalore for five years, we are reluctant to move to
another city.
(a) Since we were living
(b) Being that we have been living
(c) Being that we living
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
13. Being
too costly for him, he could not buy the coat.
(a) It being too costly for him
(b) He being too costly
(c) Being it too costly
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
14. No
sooner has she agreed to marry him than she started having terrible doubts.
(a) She no sooner had agreed
(b) No sooner had she agreed
(c) No sooner did she agreed
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
15. I
didn’t need to water the flower . Just after I finished it started raining.
(a) I didn’t water the plants
(b) I needn’t water the plants
(c) I needn’t have watered the flowers
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
16. He
complained of the following of having tortured by the police.
(a) having been tortured
(b) tortured
(c) been tortured
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
17. The
orphans have been clamouring for nutritious food from the past two
weeks.
(a) for past
(b) since the past
(c) for the past
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(c)
18. The
good fortune of being your student in my younger days has helped me
greatly in my life.
(a) of my being your student
(b) of my myself being your student
(c) of my having been your student
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(a)
19. He
should not had done it.
(a) should had not
(b) should not have
(c) should have
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(b)
20. I
will now deal with him in a manner different from the one I have adopted
so far.
(a) I adopted
(b) I was adopting
(c) I have been adopting
(d) No improvement
Answer:
(c)
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