English Grammar Quiz for Competitive Exams
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
The newspaper provides more international news than domestic news.
(A) national
(B) alien
(C) provincial
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : A
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
The workers went on a strike asking for better pay and service condition.
(A) requesting
(B) demanding
(C) needing
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : B
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
On one occasion he persuaded me to accompany him on shooting expedition he was planning
(A) has planned
(B) had planned
(C) planned
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : B
In these questions, four words are given out of which only one is misspelt. Find that mis-spelt word.
(A) admonition
(B) hallucination
(C) exageration
(D) combination
Correct Answer : C
In these questions, four words are given out of which only one is misspelt. Find that mis-spelt word.
(A) sacrosanct
(B) sacrelege
(C) sacred
(D) sacrament
Correct Answer : B
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
"DEMOLISH"
(A) Abolish
(B) Construct
(C) Cherish
(D) Obstruct
Correct Answer : B
In these questions, four words are given out of which only one is misspelt. Find that mis-spelt word.
(A) ideology
(B) idiosy
(C) idealize
(D) idiosyncrasy
Correct Answer : B
In these questions, four words are given out of which only one is right. Find the right word.
(A) almanc
(B) almighty
(C) allowanace
(D) allitration
Correct Answer : D
Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.
┬аP - But he did not know how to find one at that hour.
┬аQ - It was his first visit to the city and he didnтАЩt know where to go.
┬аR - Mohanlal's train was late and it reached Kolkata a little after midnight.
┬аS - He thought he would go to a country where he would not have to pay rent.┬а
(A) PSQR
(B) QRSP
(C) RQSP
(D) RSQP
Correct Answer : C
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
They have now
P-by a paternalistic state
Q-of goods mandated
R-been turned into consumers(A) QRP
(B) QPR
(C) PRQ
(D) RQP
Correct Answer : D