English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the option that expresses the give sentence in passive voice.

The ruler of the community had already passed a decree against that decision.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Richard wore a broad belt with shiny buckles.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Dad: “Yes, tell me.”
B. Laxmi: “Dad, I need to speak to you.”
C. Dad: “I think you are still too young for it.”
D. Laxmi: “Please buy me a scooter.”

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Most important, however, are its oils, which are extracted, processed, and marketed for culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic uses alike.
B. Coconut products are used to make everything from clothing to animal feed to beauty creams.
C. The coconut is a very useful plant with a wide range of products being sourced from it.
D. Its kernel is harvested for its edible flesh and delicious water, while its husk is used for
its strong fibres.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Rejuvenate

The following sentence has been divided in to parts. One of t hem contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Lack of required / vitamins and minerals / lead against / several complications / in the human body

Select the appropriate idiom that can replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
My father’s office is at a close distance from home.

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
The wind________ so powerfully that the door closed.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The team members seem to be running around in circles.

Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
The board reviewing the courses offered by the afiliated college found that the quality of academic programs was usually good but somewhat irregular.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Aunt May thought that Uncle Ken’s job as a manager at Firpo’s hotel in Shimla was a stable one.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The audience sneered at the monologue uttered by the veteran actor.

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.
Girls have been the 1.________ of many crimes in India for years. The most fearful crime was female foeticide, in which girls were killed in the 2.________ of the mother after sex determination through ultrasound. ‘Save the Girl Child’ 3.________ has been launched by the government to end gender-selective abortions of female foetuses as well as other crimes
4.________ the girl child.

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
I object the false claims made against me.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a
grammatical error.
It takes me an hour / to get to work at the moment, / but when the new road is finished, / it be much quicker.

The followingsentence has beensplit intofour segments. Identifythe segment that contains a
grammatical error.
I’m sure that time / changes things, but it / didn’t change anything/ unlike my perception of you.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
More people in Turkey are on the breadline now than thirty years ago.

The study of worms and insects:

Expressions no longer in current use:

A very accurate from of clock:

A person who abstains completely from alcoholic drink

The practise of having many wives

Arrangement in order of occurrence:

A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually for rent.