MCQ
1321. The antonym for ‘slothful’ is –
playful
quarrelsome
energetic
sluggish
1322. The poetic drama ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ was written by –
Harold Pinter
G. B. Shaw
T. S. Eliot
Samuel Beckett
1323. What is the verb form of the word ‘ability’?
capable
inability
enable
unable
1324. Alexander Pope’s ‘Essay on Man’ is a –
novel
treatise
short story
poem
1325. ‘Caesar and Clopatra’ is –
a tragedy by william Shakespeare
a poem by Lord Byron
a play by Bernard Shaw
a novel by S. T. Coleridge
1326. Select the appropriate preposition: ‘Are you doing’ anything special ____ the weekend?
at
with
on
for
1327. Caliban is an important character from Shakespeare’s-
The Tempest
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
1328. ‘Sweet are the uses of adversity’ is quoted from shakespeare’s-
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Comedy of Errors
As you like it
1329. Find out the active form of the sentence: ‘By whom can our country be saved?’
Who can save our country?
Our country has been saved by who?
Who save our country?
Who will save our country?
1330. The word ‘equivocation’ refers to –
stating like an author
two contradictory things in the same statement
free expression of opinions
a true statement
1331. Which of the following words is spelt correctly?
authoratative
autheritative
authoritative
authoratative
1333. Identify the correct passive form: ‘Do not close the door.’
Let not the door close.
Let not the door be closed.
Let not the door close.
Let not door closed.
1334. ‘To get along with’ means –
to adjust
to interest
to accompany
to walk
1335. What is the plural form of ‘sheep’?
sheeps
sheepses
sheepes
sheep
1336. Sitting happily, The chicken laid eggs. The underlined part is a/an –
noun clause
subordinate clause
independent clause
coordinate clause
1337. Identify the write tense: ‘My father ________ before I came’.
would be leaving
had been leaving
had left
will leave
1338. “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more;” Thesee memorable lines in Shakespearean tragedy are spoken by –
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
Duncan
Banquo
1340. The synonym of ‘panoramic’ is –
scenic
narrow
limited
restricted