English MCQ for Competitive Exams

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The committee wanted us to explain this in detail.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
My neighbour was admitted to the hospital when he developed an allergic ______ to some medicine he took.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Himank's health has ______ ever since he has refused to get himself treated.

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. However, its importance is primarily for its location.
B. But unlike other rivers, it is not used for shipping.
C. Although not the longest river, the Rio Grande is the most important river in America.
D. America has several long river systems.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Termination

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 t he most appropriate opt ion t o fill in t he blank.
T he door ______ in t he strong wind.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Prompt

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The friends decided to play cards to __________ time while waiting for the cab.

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. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
He lived close to / the train station, / yet travelled by bus.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Many students do not _____________ attention in botany class.

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 4.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The committee will ________________ a survey on the government schemes.

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.
He looks out of the window at the (1)________ snow, then turns and takes his wife in his arms, feeling grateful to be here even as he wonders what he is going to do with his life in strictly practical terms. For years, he had (2)________ himself to do one thing, and he did it
well, but he doesn't know whether he wants to keep doing it for the rest of his life, for that matter, whether anyone will let him. He is still worrying when they go to bed. They've been learning to get by with less, and they'll keep learning. It seems to him as if they're taking a course in loss lately. And as he feels himself falling asleep he has an (3)________ he believes is important, which he hopes he will remember in the morning, although it is one of those thoughts that seldom (4)________ translation to the language of daylight hours.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They built a new house last year.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The rescue team could have completed the task if there had been uninterrupted power supply.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to forma meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. During the period, Europeans were looking for a faster method to reach India by sailing across Africa, and Da Gama succeeded.
B. At that time, gold, spices and other valuables were highly valued in Europe.
C. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who sailed from Europe to India.
D. However, they had to travel a vast distance by sea and land to reach them in Asia.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentence in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
S1. Sania asked Piyush how he had fared in the examination the week before.
A. Piyush then requested Sania not to talk about it.
B. Piyush said that he had done very badly and was afraid that he would not clear the exam.
C. Sania exclaimed that this was his foolish fear.
S6. She knew Piyush was hard-working boy and would definitely clear the exam.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Under the weather 

One who lives for more than a hundred years:

Arrangement in order of occurrence:

A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside

Change ordinary metals into gold

A person who is easily deceived or tricked.