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| English MCQ | |
| Topic | English MCQ |
| Category | Daily Quiz |
| Used for | SSC MTS Exam |
English MCQ
Directions (1-5): Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.
Q1. A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal or plant
(a) Progeny
(b) Chattiness
(c) Dictum
(d) Fiat
Q2. A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject
(a) Compendium
(b) Mystifying
(c) Posse
(d) Coterie
Q3. The most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence
(a) Whopper
(b) Complainer
(c) Raison D’etre
(d) Faction
Q4. A noxious atmosphere or influence, an oppressive or unpleasant atmosphere which surrounds or emanates from something
(a) Miasma
(b) Swirl
(c) Tycoon
(d) Vintage
Q5. A long speech
(a) Euphoria
(b) Rhetoric
(c) Dichotomy
(d) Ascription
Directions (6-8): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence
Q6. Everybody who (finished) writing can go home.
(a) had finished
(b) have finished
(c) has finished
(d) No improvement
Q7. It is not possible to tell the entire story (in nutshell).
(a) in a nutshell
(b) in the nut
(c) in a shell
(d) No improvement
Q8. It is (all but same) to me whether I am transferred to Mumbai or Kolkata.
(a) all or same
(b) all the same
(c) all one
(d) No improvement
Directions (9-10): In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and choose the option corresponding to it, If the sentence is free from error, choose the “No error” option.
Q9. I was at loss and did not know what to do
(a) I was
(b) at loss
(c) and did not know
(d) what to do
Q10. This man is the most tallest in the group.
(a) This man is
(b) the most tallest
(c) in the group
(d) No error
English MCQ Solution
S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘In a nutshell’ is the correct idiomatic expression.
In a nutshell means ‘in the fewest possible words’.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘All the same’ is correct word order. Other options distort the conveyed meaning of the sentence.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘At a loss’ is an idiom which means ‘Puzzled or uncertain what to think, say or do; baffled’, hence ‘at a loss’ should be used.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. It is a double superlative related error. Hence only ‘the tallest’ should be used.
