English MCQ
5281. 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?
5282. Sitting happily, The chicken laid eggs. The underlined part is a/an –
noun clause
subordinate clause
independent clause
coordinate clause
5283. The poetic drama ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ was written by –
Harold Pinter
G. B. Shaw
T. S. Eliot
Samuel Beckett
5284. What is the verb form of the word ‘ability’?
capable
inability
enable
unable
5285. Select the appropriate preposition: ‘Are you doing’ anything special ____ the weekend?
at
with
on
for
5286. Which of the following words is spelt correctly?
authoratative
autheritative
authoritative
authoratative
5288. ‘To get along with’ means –
to adjust
to interest
to accompany
to walk
5289. Alexander Pope’s ‘Essay on Man’ is a –
novel
treatise
short story
poem
5291. ‘Sweet are the uses of adversity’ is quoted from shakespeare’s-
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Comedy of Errors
As you like it
5292. Francis Bacon is an illustrious –
essayist
dramatist
novelist
journalist
5293. Caliban is an important character from Shakespeare’s-
The Tempest
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
5294. 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.
5295. What is the plural form of ‘sheep’?
sheeps
sheepses
sheepes
sheep
5296. The word ‘equivocation’ refers to –
stating like an author
two contradictory things in the same statement
free expression of opinions
a true statement
5297. The synonym of ‘panoramic’ is –
scenic
narrow
limited
restricted
5298. “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
5299. ‘He could not win but learnt a lot.’ Which part of speech is the word ‘but’?
an adverb
a conjunction
an adjective
a verb
5300. The antonym for ‘slothful’ is –
playful
quarrelsome
energetic
sluggish