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| Topic | English Grammar MCQ |
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English Grammar MCQ
Q1. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. Taking care of your health is no joke.
Q. While the occasional chuckle may seem trivial, laughter is an evolved behaviour that has persisted over time.
R. Fortunately, there’s one treatment that doesn’t need a prescription: laughter.
S. In fact, a 2009 study traced the first signs of laughter to at least 10 to 16 million years ago.
(a)RQPS
(b)SPQR
(c)QPSR
(d)PRQS
Q2. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct or indirect) of the given sentence.
Mrs. Verma said to her friend, “My son arrived on Monday.”
(a) Mrs. Verma told her friend that her son has arrived on Monday.
(b) Mrs. Verma told her friend that her son will be arrived on Monday.
(c) Mrs. Verma told her friend that her son was arrived on Monday.
(d) Mrs. Verma told her friend that her son had arrived on Monday.
Q3. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Instrument which records earth’s tremor
(a) Monograph
(b) Geographer
(c) Geometer
(d) Seismograph
Q4. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
If it is a criminal case and the jury have given a verdict of guilty, then the judge will decide on an appropriate sentence.
(a) judge will decide on
(b) If it is a criminal case
(c) the jury have given
(d) No error
Q5. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The water of Yamuna River is highly polluted now.
(a) No error
(b) The water of
(c) is highly
(d) polluted now.
Q6. Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active or passive) form of the given sentence.
She sings the song very well.
(a) The song is being sung very well by her.
(b) The song was sung very well by her.
(c) The song can be sung very well by her.
(d) The song is sung very well by her.
Q7. In the following questions, a sentence or a part of sentence is made bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement.’’
One shall obey the elders.
(a) No Improvement
(b) Can
(c) Must
(d) Will
Q8. In the following questions, a sentence or a part of sentence is made bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement.’’
The Government of India’s MUDRA scheme to support micro and small enterprises and direct benefit transfers under the Jan Dhan Yojana seeks after empower women
(a) Seek out
(b) No Improvement
(c) Seeks from
(d) Seeks to
Q9. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure
(a) Metronome
(b) Barometer
(c) Compass
(d) Pedometer
Q10. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
P. More than half of the work done by women in India is unpaid, and almost all of it is informal and unprotected.
Q. Women in India represent 29 percent of the labour force, down from 35 percent in 2004.
R. Women are not well represented in most sectors, including business leaders.
S. Though they comprise almost 40 percent of agricultural labour, they control only 9 percent of land in India.
(a)RQPS
(b)SPQR
(c)QPRS
(d)PQSR
English Grammar Solution
S1. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The proper sequence is – PRQS.
S2. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is ‘Direct Speech’.
Direct Speech – Reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by
him.
The given sentence is an ‘Assertive Sentence.’
The sentence thus formed is – Mrs. Verma told her friend that her son had arrived on Monday.
S3. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Seismograph – Instrument which records earth’s tremor.
Monograph – a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.
Geometer – a specialist in geometry.
Geographer – an expert in the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these.
Option (d) portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
S4. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The error lies in part (c) of the sentence.
Replace ‘Have’ after ‘Has’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
In the given sentence, the subject ‘jury’ is a collective noun and hence, it takes the singular verb.
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The given sentence is grammatically and contextually correct.
Material noun (wood, water, oil, soil, paper etc) is always used in singular form and does not take any article before it but when these nouns are particularised (here, it talks about water of Yamuna) then it is preceded by the article.
S6. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The given sentence is of ‘Active voice’.
The sentence is said to be in active voice when `Subject’ is active & does something.
Now we have to convert it into passive voice.
Passive voice – If the sentence is in passive form, the subject remains inactive. It does
nothing, but allows something to be done.
In the passive form, the object of the verb in Active voice becomes the subject of the
verb in the Passive voice.
The sentence thus formed is – The song is sung very well by her.
S7. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Replace ‘Shall’ with ‘Must’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Shall – used to indicate future action. It is most commonly used in sentences with “I” or “we,” and is often found in suggestions.
Must – it expresses a necessary action, such as an obligation, duty, or requirement
Can – It shows whether or not the subject is able to do something, such as perform an action or demonstrate an ability.
For example – She can speak three languages.
Will – It is used to form future tenses, to express willingness or ability, to make requests or offers, to complete conditional sentences, to express likelihood in the immediate present, or to issue commands.
S8. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
Replace ‘Seeks after’ with ‘Seeks to’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Seek to – It is a phrase which means, “To try to do something.”
For example – The law must seek to protect the democratic rights of citizens.
Seek after – To endeavour to locate or obtain someone or something.
Seek (something) from (someone or something) – To endeavour to obtain something from some person, group, organization, office, etc., especially in a formal or official capacity.
Seek out – To hunt, seek, or try to discover someone or something.
S9. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Barometer – instrument to measure atmospheric pressure.
Whereas, meaning of other words –
Metronome – a device used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick.
Compass – an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
Pedometer – an instrument for estimating the distance travelled on foot by recording the number of steps taken.
Option (b) portrays the same meaning as that of the given group of words & hence it is the correct choice.
S10. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The proper sequence is – QPRS.
