English MCQ
261. Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank following sentence. The man died overwork
by
form
for
of
262. Choose the corrcet option: My father doesn't tell a lie, and…..
neither I do
neither do I.
either do I
I do either
263. Select the appropriate preposition. 'The candles have been blown…… by the wind.
out
away
up
of
264. Fill in the gap: 'Would you mind….. the window?
close
closing
closed
to close
265. 'Ordinary' means-
best and cleanest
normal and usual
oldest and dirtiest
normal or usual
266. Choose the correct form of verb in the bracket of the following sentence: The girl (read) the novel since last Saturday.
The girl was reading the novel since last Saturday.
The girl have been reading the novel since last Saturday.
The girl has been reading the novel since last Saturday.
The girl is reading the novel since last Saturday.
267. I could barely ‘make out’ the traffic sign through the rain. Here the phresal verb 'make out' means
discern
violet
obey
await
268. 'Always speak the truth' is a/an-
Assertive
Interrogative
Optative
Imperative
269. The plural form of personal pronoun 'my' is
we
me
our
us
270. We asked him why he....telephoned earlier.
did not
had not
has not
was not
271. 'I myself went there'. Here 'myself' is-
reciprocal pronoun
emphatic pronoun
distributive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
272. The synonym of 'sagacious' is-
malicious
malice
judicious
germane
273. In which century was the Victorian period?
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
274. What is the adjective form of the word 'obligate'?
Obligatory
Obligation
Obligative
Obligatoriness
275. Choose the correct word: The man is trying hard to
loose
lose
loss
lost
276. I think it rain today
shall
may
might
must
277. Select the correct passive voice of "He did for me the unnecessary things."
The unnecessary things were done for me by him.
The unnecessary things was done by him for me.
The unnecessary things had been done for me by him.
The unnecessary things had to be done for me by him.
278. 'Proclaim' means-
claim loudly
shout
make known publicly through cry
make knwon publicly
279. The word 'Oncology' is related with-
law
medicine
ecology
environment
280. Slangs in a language are usually 'ephemeral' in nature. here the underlined word means-
transient
necessary
obvious
custom