MOST IMP OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

*Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below sentence-

1.  Cattles/ were grazing / in the meadows/ near our farm.

A.Cattles

B.were grazing

C.in the meadows

D.near our farm

2.I have/ two sister-in-laws/whose husbands/ are all well settled.

A.I have
B.two sister-in-laws
C.whose husbands
D.are all well settled

3.I told him/ the story / in details/to make him understand it fully.

A. I told him
B.the story
C.in details

D.to make him understand it fully

4. The cricket/ is a/ game of chance.

A. The cricket
B. is a
C. game of chance
D. No Error

5. Many a man / have/ been working / under me.

A. Many a man
B. have
C. been working
D. under mee

*Select the correct meaning for these idioms/phrase-

6. To drive home

A.To find one's route
B.To return to place of rest
C.Back to original position
D.To emphasise

7. To make clean breast of

A. To gain prominence
B. To praise oneself
C. To confess without of reserve
D. To destroy before it blooms

*Select the correct antonyms of-

8. Benign:

A. Malevolent
B. Soft
C. Friendly
D. Unwise

*Select the correct synonyms of-

 9. FOSTERING:

A.Safeguarding
B.Neglecting
C.Ignoring
D. Nurturing

*Give one word of-

10. One who has good taste for food:

A.Gourmet

B Curator
C. Parasite
D. Stoic

11. STUMBLING BLOCK:

A. Argument
B. Frustration
C. Advantage
D. Hurdle

In each of the following questions, find the correctly spelt Word.

12. Choose the correct spellings-

1.Reannaisance
2. Renaissance
3. Rennaissance
4. Renaisance

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

13. Choose the correct spellings-

 1. Surveilance
2. Surveillance
3. Survellance
4. Survaillance

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

*Pick out the most effective word from the given below to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete-

14. The thief............... yesterday and was poisoned.
A. is caught
B. is being caught
C. was caught
D. has been caught

15. Honesty ...............the best policy even today.
A. is considered
B. had been considered
C.was considered
D. was being considered

16. Many books......... by the city library every year.
A. is bought
B. are bought
C. was bought
D. were bought

17.The police finally cornered the thief in a................ alley.
A. wide
B. lonely
C. blind
D. deserted

18.The chair of............ the arm is broken is to be repaired.
A. whose
B. which
C. whom
D. that

19. It is time that India and Pakistan buried the........ and became friends again.

A. dead
B. guns
C. hatchet
D. snowman

20. I complimented him.............his success in the examination.

 A. at
B. on
C. about
D. against

21.The train is........time.
A. besides
B. between
C. behind
D. by

22.These days everybody complains........corruption in public life.

A. about
B. on    
C. of
D. against

23.He was struck...........lightning.
A. by
B. with
C. at
D. from

24.Man does not live by.............alone.

A. food
B. bread
C. meals
D. diet

25. If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be...... by the customs authority.

A. possessed
B. punished
C. confiscated
D. fined

26.Success in this examination depends..........hard work  alone.

A. at

B. over

C. for

D. on

 27. My uncle decided to take.......... and my sister to the market.

A. I

B. mine

C. me

D. myself

28.I saw a...........of cows in the field.

A. group

B. herd

C. swarm

D.flock

29. Fate smiles.......... those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life

 A. with
B. over
C. on
D. round

30. The miser gazed.. ... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.

A. avidly

B.admiringly   
C.thoughtfully
D. earnestly

31. Catching the earlier train will give us the.......to do some shopping.

A. chance
B.luck
C. possibility
D. occasion

32.  The grapes are now...........enough to be picked.

A. ready

B. mature

C. ripe

D. advanced

33. S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.
P:How ever, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.
Q: As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.
R: For the atmosphere becomes thinner.
S: As a result there is less friction.
S6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.

The Proper sequence should be:

A. PSRQ
B. SPQR
C. QPRS
D. RSPQ

34. S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.
P: The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.
Q:A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.
R: The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.
S:The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.
S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.

The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS

B. RSPQ

C. QPSR

D. PQSR

*Select the correct option for underlined phrase/idiom-

35. Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?

A. lend me any rupees
B. borrow me a few rupees
C. lend me a few rupees
D.No improvement

*Select the correct option after changing the voice-

36. The candidates are writing an essay.

A. An essay was wrote by the candidates.

B. An essay is being written by the candidates.

C. An essay has had been written by the candidates.

D. An essay had been written by the candidates.

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