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English Grammar MCQ

Directions (1-10): Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.
Q1. A thing of no great value given
(a) eminent
(b) prominent
(c) sop
(d) quaint
Q2. Causing a mood of gloom or depression
(a) brutish
(b) incompetent
(c) faulty
(d) dismal
Q3. Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously
(a) contrived
(b) prerequisite
(c) cognate
(d) adjunctive
Q4. Relating to a place or time of day which is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light
(a) allegoric
(b) murky
(c) topographic
(d) reflexive
Q5. Relating to an injury or worry which is small but bothers you over a long period of time
(a) truant
(b) wrought
(c) disarming
(d) niggling
Q6. To spread (the limbs, for example) out or apart
(a) pore over
(b) stray
(c) sully
(d) splay
Q7. Give up (power or territory)
(a) subvert
(b) plonk
(c) cede
(d) congeal
Q8. Something burnt and blackened
(a) vanguard
(b) hard hit
(c) charred
(d) dislodged
Q9. Most important; primary or fundamental
(a) subdued
(b) upbraid
(c) fag
(d) primal
Q10. Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand
(a) capitulate
(b) nag
(c) raid
(d) forage

English Grammar Solution

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Eminent: (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.
Prominent: important; famous.
Sop: a thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.
Quaint: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Brutish: relating to a savagely violent person or animal.
Faulty: not working or made correctly; having defects.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Prerequisite: a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
Cognate: related; connected.
Adjunctive: added to something else as a supplement rather than an essential part.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Allegoric: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Topographic: relating to the arrangement of the physical features of an area.
Reflexive: (of a relation) always holding between a term and itself.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Truant: a pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.
Wrought: made or fashioned in the specified way.
Disarming: (of manner or behaviour) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Pore over: To read carefully
Stray: move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
Sully: damage the purity or integrity of.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Subvert: undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Plonk: set down heavily or carelessly.
Congeal: become semi-solid, especially on cooling.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Vanguard: a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.
Hard hit: badly affected.
Dislodged: knocked or forced out of position.

S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. Upbraid: find fault with (someone); scold.
Subdued: (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
Fag: a junior pupil at a public school who does minor chores for a senior pupil.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. Nag: harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Forage: (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.

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