English MCQ For Competitive Exams Quiz 1

The following quiz provides English Multiple Choice Questions With Answers. Candidates who are preparing for various Government exams must take this quiz series brought to them by Infinity Lectures.

Target: SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SSC CGL, SSC GD, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, Railways, etc.

1. “________flattery is known as__________.” Which pair of words make sentence meaningful?

1. Regular, maturity
2. Cowardly, temerity
3. Servile, adulation
4. Unasked for, gratitude

2. He had managed to_____several times, but was finally_______by the police.

1. deceive, cheated
2. defend, acquitted
3. escape, arrested
4. cheat, robbed

3. “Mediation has used in every part of the world.” Choose the correct option.

1. has useful
2. has been used
3. have had used
4. no correction

4. The synonym of RECREANCY is-

1. Recreation
2. Recuperation
3. Cowardice
4. Obstinate

5. His _______contribution to the relief fund was appreciated by his family.

1. negligible
2. noteworthy
3. spontaneous
4. generous

6. The meaning of INFRUCTUOUS is-

1. meaningless
2. unnecessary
3. redundant
4. fruitless

7. (A) She said that she was a school teacher and a social worker.
(B) Then for some time we discussed her plans for the schooling of the children living in a slum.
(C) Our conversation now took another direction.
(D) She also said that social work was her hobby only and not the job.
(E) I asked Meena about her occupation.
Which of the above should be the second sentence after arranging in sequence.

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

8. The antonym of DIPSOMANIAC is-

1. Alcoholic
2. Teetotaller
3. Sick
4. Lunatic

9. Mohan will never pass his SSC examination __________he works hard.

1. If
2. Unless
3. Since
4. Because

10. “A group of friends want to visit the new plant as early as possible.” Find out the grammatical error.

1. Replace the by a
2. Replace want by wants
3. Replace to by for
4. No error

11. “A________shade of distiction is a_________.” Choose a correct option.

1. beautiful, vindication
2. complete, profanity
3. subtle, nuance
4. thorough, prejudice

12. Though he is reputed for his technical________, his books were sadly ________of the work of others as he lacked originality.

1. advice, unconscious
2. skill, independent
3. knowledge, ignorant
4. expertise, derivative

13. “We advised them to go to a hill station during the summer vacation.” Correct the phrase.

1. for going to
2. that they go to
3. to going to
4. no correction required

14. Identify the synonym of RECKLESS-

1. Courageous
2. Rash
3. Bold
4. Daring

15. If only he________ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone wrong.

1. has
2. would have
3. had
4. should have

16. The opposite word for CANDID is-

1. outspoken
2. frank
3. devious
4. disguised

17. The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened_______ Dick and Mac McDonald __________ the 15th ________ May 1940.

1. by, on, of
2. by, at, of
3. through, at, of
4. by, in, of

18. Identify the antonym of INCOMMODE-

1. Cause trouble
2. Comfortable
3. Inconvenience
4. Small

19. Rearrange the following sentences (A),(B),(C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below.
(A) The FAO has said two-thirds of the country’s vast wheat crop.
(B) The Food and Agriculture Organization’s diagnosis of China’s wheat.
(C) Is at risk due to the winter drought.
(D) Crisis defers from the one.
(E) Presented by the Chinese government.
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the
rearrangement?

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

20. The theory of relativity is so complicated as we cannot describe it in a few sentences.

1. Replace is by are
2. Replace as by that
3. Replace in by with
4. No error