English MCQs and Answers: English MCQs are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams in 2022 must go through the topics of general English for competitive exams, as the English language is a key part of the syllabus.
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Directions (1-5): In the following questions, sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested in the question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Q1. With increased economic development, the demand for the metal has grown at a faster ____________ than it is being mined.
(a) pace
(b) move
(c) step
(d) manner
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Pace means speed in walking, running, or moving. Here we are talking about growth speed so pace is used.
Q2. Greenhouse gases ____________ into the atmosphere cause this long-wave radiation to increase. Thus, heat is trapped inside of our planet and creates a general warming effect.
(a) appeared
(b) released
(c) exposed
(d) revealed
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. We ‘release’ gas we never ‘expose’ it for e.g.- we expose our skin.
Q3. Photosynthesis is a ____________ that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converts it into organic carbon and oxygen that feeds almost every ecosystem.
(a) formation
(b) growth
(c) movement
(d) process
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Process’ is the only word that fills the blank correctly.
Q4. Central co-operative banks ____________ all the business of a joint stock bank.
(a) direct
(b) manage
(c) conduct
(d) account
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. There can be doubt between conduct and manage but we use conduct as one bank don’t manage the activities of other bank though it can conduct it by formulating regulations.
Q5. In terms of spatial distribution, rainfall during this season was most conducive for augmenting agricultural ____________ this year.
(a) consumption
(b) saving
(c) labour
(d) output
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Output’ is the correct answer as we are talking about increasing (augmenting) agriculture outputs. Use of rainfall in a sentence is the first indication that the sentence is about increasing the output and not of consumption.
Directions (6-10): Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.
Long ago men spent most of their time looking for food. They ate anything they could find. Some lived mostly on plants. They ate the fruit, stems, and leaves of some plants and the roots of others. When food was scarce, they ate the bark of trees. If they were lucky, they would find a bird’s nest with eggs. People who lived near the water ate fish or anything that washed ashore, even rotten whales. Some people also ate insects and small animals like lizards that were easy to kill. Later, men learned to make weapons. With weapons, they could kill larger animals for meat. These early people had big appetites. If they killed an animal, they would drink the blood, eat the meat, and chew the bones. When they finished the meal, there was nothing left. At first men wandered from place to place to find their food. But when they began to grow plants, they stayed in one place and ate what they could grow. They tamed animals, trained them to work, and killed them for meat. Life was a little better then, but there was still not much variety in their meals. Day after day people ate the same foods. Gradually men began to travel greater distances. The explorers who sailed unknown seas found new lands. And in these lands they found new foods and spices and took them back home. The Portuguese who sailed’ around the stormy Cape of Good Hope to reach China took back “Chinese apples”, the fruit we call oranges today. Later, Portuguese colonists carried orange seeds to Brazil. From Brazil oranges were brought to California, the first place to grow oranges in the United States. Peaches and melons also came from China. So did a new drink, tea.
Q6. What difference did weapons make in the kinds of food men ate?
(a) With weapon, they could kill all kinds of animals for meat.
(b) With weapons, they could kill larger animals for meat.
(c) With weapons, they could kill animals.
(d) With weapons, they could kill both birds and animals for meat.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Refer to, “Some people also ate insects and small animals like lizards that were easy to kill. Later, men learned to make weapons. With weapons, they could kill larger animals for meat. These early people had big appetites.”
Q7. At first men wandered from place to place to find their food. Then some of them began to stay in one place. Why?
(a) Because they trained wild animals and killed them for meat
(b) Because they began to grow plants and fruits, and ate what they could grow
(c) Because they began to grow plants, and ate what they could grow
(d) Because they tamed animals and birds, and killed them for meat
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Refer to, “At first men wandered from place to place to find their food. But when they began to grow plants, they stayed in one place and ate what they could grow.”
Q8. Which of the following titles best expresses the main idea of the passage?
(a) The Foods We Eat
(b) Great Food Regions of the World
(c) Eat Healthy Food
(d) The Search for Food
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. The Search for Food is the best title expresses the main idea of the passage.
Q9. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) Explorers took back home new foods and spices.
(b) Peaches, melons, oranges, tea and spices came from China.
(c) The Portuguese colonists carried orange seeds to Brazil.
(d) Oranges grew in California, in the United States.
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. Refer to, “The Portuguese who sailed’ around the stormy Cape of Good Hope to reach China took back “Chinese apples”, the fruit we call oranges today. Later, Portuguese colonists carried orange seeds to Brazil. From Brazil oranges were brought to California, the first place to grow oranges in the United States. “
Q10. The phrase ‘live on’ in the passage means
(a) to eat everything that you are given to eat
(b) to depend on plants and foods for a livelihood
(c) to eat greedily
(d) to eat certain kind of food in order to survive
S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. The phrase ‘live on’ in the passage means “to eat greedily”
Directions (11-13): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q11. It was a big blunder but we ignored it for the welfare of the city.
(a) It was a big blunder
(b) but we ignored it
(c) for the welfare of the city.
(d) No error
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Blunder’ means ‘big mistake’. Remove ‘big’ after ‘a’ as ‘big blunder’ is superfluous.
Q12. They stayed in Kashmir for a short period of time and then they returned home.
(a) They stayed in Kashmir for a
(b) short period of time
(c) and then they returned home.
(d) No error
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Remove ‘of time’ as it is supposed to be superfluous. Either ‘for a short period’ or ‘for a short time’ is used.
Q13. Though recently married, Koyal and Kabir are not pulling on well with each other.
(a) Though recently married, Koyal
(b) and Kabir are not pulling
(c) on well with each other.
(d) No error
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Remove ‘on’.
Directions (14-15): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q14. COMPENDIUM
(a) Summary
(b) Dullness
(c) Capability
(d) Antipathy
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Compendium: a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication. Hence Compendium and Summary are synonyms to each other.
Q15. RAPT
(a) Doleful
(b) Ecstatic
(c) Demolish
(d) Build
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rapt: completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing. Ecstatic: feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement. Hence Rapt and Ecstatic are synonyms to each other.
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