English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that expresses the give sentence in passive voice.
Is he not driving a car?

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
He does not buy shirts.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The man bought a parrot that could speak five languages.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
“Would you liked / to have / some fries / along with your coffee, / sir?” / asked the waiter.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Want to curl up and die

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error f rom the given options.
The Dussehra celebrations / in Mysore / this year / are grandest than / in any other part / of the state.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Putrefy

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
To walk on air

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The phrase non-governmental or non-profit is commonly used to refer to the various organisations that (1)______ civil society. In general, such organisations are distinguished by the (2)______ that they operate for reasons other than financial gain. Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public (3)______, which can make them a useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders. NGOs range from small pressure groups on specific
environmental concerns or human rights (4)______, to educational charities, women's refuges, cultural associations, religious organisations, legal foundations, humanitarian assistance programmes – and the list could go on – to large international organisations with
hundreds or even thousands of branches or members around the world.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Helping parents become savvier at picking care options and tossing retention bonuses to caregivers are others.
B. These fixes, importantly, can make child care more affordable for parents and offer life rafts to centres haemorrhaging workers.
C.The most proposed government solution for child care involves building on top of this flawed system is offering more vouchers to purchase private child care.
D.But they do little to address the structural needs: improved quality for kids, better wages and working conditions for workers, and more choices in the low-income neighbourhoods

Select the correct collocation from the options and complete the sentence.
Rahul is _____ Coding.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Sun is the star at the center of (1) __________ Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of
hot plasma. The Sun has inspired us since ancient times. It’s central to mythology and religion
in (2) ____________ around the world. It keeps our planet warm enough for living things to grow. It gives us light so we can see. It is by far the most important (3) _________of energy for life on Earth. It is about a hundred times as wide (4)________ the Earth. If there were no sun, many things wouldn’t occur like photosynthesis or the presence of oxygen, which would have caused no existence of life.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
While astrology has/ a long history / it is generally/ considered pseudoscience.

Select the most appropriate tense form to fill in the blank.
Mohnish and Ravi ________ to Canada next month.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase.
A phrase or words written in memory of a person who has died

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
My father is reading the newspaper. 

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Memory 

Parts of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the parts in between are jumbled up. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
S1. Obesity is a condition where the body accumulates excess fat, leading to a considerable increase in the body weight.
A. This means adverse health effects on the people of our country
B. Such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart diseases leading to premature death.
C. It is assuming alarming proportions in our country.
D. To avoid this, lifestyle needs to be changes.
S6. Lack of sports and sedentary lifestyle also contribute to higher obesity level.

That which is no longer fashionable or in use:

Belief that god is in everything and that everything is god:

Conferred as an honor

One who deals in furs.