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 2022 must go through the topics of general English for competitive exams, as the English language is a key part of the syllabus.
Directions (1-10):In the following questions, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose “No Improvement” option.
Q1. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of people along the coasts of southern India, parliament passes a bill that proposed to set up an institutional mechanism to respond promptly to natural disasters.
(a)passed a bill that proposed
(b) passes a bill that propose
(c) pass a bill proposing
(d) No improvement
Q2. Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers at the agriculture universities throughout the country to go on strike, crippling crucial research that could help the state of agriculture in the country.
(a)from going on strike
(b)which went on strike
(c)on going for a strike
(d) No improvement
Q3. Sneha was too clever to see through Mohan’s tricks.
(a) see at Mohan’s tricks.
(b) see into Mohan’s tricks.
(c) seeMohan’s tricks.
(d) No improvement
Q4. He came despite of his busy schedule.
(a) in spite
(b) but for
(c) in spite of
(d) No improvement
Q5. I am definitely late, the bus will have left the bus stop by the time I reach there.
(a) would have left
(b) will be leaving
(c) will leave
(d) No improvement
Q6. Having had in the USA Embassy for a long time, Mr. Gupta has met many prominent personalities.
(a) He has been
(b) Having been
(c) Had he been
(d) No improvement
Q7. The guest stood quietly for fewmoments.
(a) a few moments
(b) the few moments
(c) few time
(d) No improvement
Q8. Hardly had I finished cooking dinner before Rajesh arrived.
(a) when
(b) then
(c) while
(d) No improvement
Q9. I met the two boys, whom I believe are twins.
(a) who I believe to be
(b) who I believe are
(c) who to my belief, are
(d) No improvement
Q10. Let’s buy a new phone with the annual bonus, can we?
(a) shall we
(b) can’t we
(c) don’t we
(d) No improvement
English MCQs and Solutions:
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. “Passes a bill that proposed” should be in simple past as “had killed” is in past perfect. When two action take place one after the other in the past, the first action is in past perfect tense and second in simple past tense.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. No improvement
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. See through means to detect the true nature of something.
So with the context “see through” is the correct term and hence no improvement is required.
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Two opposing or contrasting expressions just as the given sentence has; could be combined in several ways. DESPITE; IN SPITE OF have the same meaning.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. We use “will have” to show action will be completed by that time. We use “would have” to show action that would have completed by that time but it can’t be completed for any reason.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. We use been to show the period of time and for shows the period of time.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Few will show that guests stood for negligible moments but a few shows that they stood for some time but not for the negligible time period.
S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. Hardly had is followed by when.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Sol. In the 2nd clause “I” is the subject and before that only subject or its equivalent can come so use who before I rather than whom.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. For a positive statement we use negative question tag so can’t we is the correct term.
