Compulsory English Solved MCQs

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1.	In telephonic communication who speaks first?
A.	Caller
B.	Operator
C.	Receiver
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Receiver

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2.	Which of the following expressions is never used to greet a person?
A.	Good Morning
B.	Good Night
C.	Good Evening
D.	Hello
Answer» B. Good Night

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3.	Read the telephonic conversation given below and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate answer. Railway inquiry: Good afternoon. Railway inquiry. Caller: ______ you tell me when the Sachkhand Express to Amritsar leaves, please.
A.	Will
B.	Shall
C.	Could
D.	All the above
Answer» C. Could

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4.	Read the telephonic conversation given below and answer the given question. Fire Service: Hello. Fire station. Caller: I’m Anju Shukla. A fire has broken out at the Tara Singh Market, Vazirabad. Please send the fire engines soon. Fire Service: They’re already on their way, ma’am. They should be there any time now. Caller: Thank you. “They’re” in the above dialogue is the contracted form of
A.	They were
B.	There are
C.	They are
D.	All the above
Answer» C. They are

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5.	“Hi, Rani! What’s up?” This expression is an instance of
A.	Formal expression
B.	Informal expression
C.	Both the above
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Informal expression

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6.	“She’s not feeling well today.” Here She’s means
A.	She is
B.	She has
C.	She was
D.	All the above
Answer» A. She is

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7.	Read the following dialogue and answer the given question. Rohit: Akash, meet Irfan. He’s the captain of our football team. Akash: Hello, Irfan. Glad to meet you. I’m Akash Patil, captain of the basketball team. Irfan: Nice to meet you too. In this conversation:
A.	Rohit introduces Akash and Irfan to each other
B.	Rohit introduces Akash to Irfan and Akash introduces himself to Irfan
C.	Rohit introduces Irfan to Akash
D.	Rohit introduces Irfan to Akash and Akash introduces himself to Irfan
Answer» D. Rohit introduces Irfan to Akash and Akash introduces himself to Irfan

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8.	On cutting her hair Della looked like ______
A.	A man
B.	A small girl
C.	A truant schoolboy
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. A truant schoolboy

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9.	The family name of James and Della is ______
A.	Dillingham
B.	Young
C.	Magi
D.	James
Answer» B. Young

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10.	In ‘The Bet’, the lawyer agrees to stay in solitary confinement for how long?
A.	5 years
B.	10 years
C.	15 years
D.	20 years
Answer» C. 15 years

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11.	The astrologer sat under the _______ tree.
A.	Banyan
B.	Neem
C.	Babul
D.	Tamarind
Answer» D. Tamarind

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12.	People were attracted to the astrologer as…
A.	Calves are attracted to the cow
B.	Bees are attracted to dahlia stalks
C.	Ants are attracted to sugar
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Bees are attracted to dahlia stalks

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13.	The fee of the astrologer was ______
A.	Five pies per question
B.	Three pies per question
C.	Five rupees per question
D.	One rupee per question
Answer» B. Three pies per question

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14.	“Rub it on your forehead and go home. Never travel southward again, and you will live to be a hundred.” This is said by ______
A.	Jim to Della
B.	Lawyer to the Banker
C.	Socrates to the Schoolmaster
D.	Astrologer to Guru Nayak
Answer» D. Astrologer to Guru Nayak

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15.	According to Socrates, the first lesson at school is…
A.	Not A B C, but to wash faces and eyes and hands
B.	Not to wear jewellery, but to use quinine and mosquito nets
C.	Both the above
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Both the above

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16.	Which of the following authors wrote under the pen-name of O. Henry?
A.	William Sydney Porter
B.	Anton Chekhov
C.	Henry James
D.	Stephen Leacock
Answer» A. William Sydney Porter

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17.	The photographer asks the author to drop his ____ a little more.
A.	Eyes
B.	Hair
C.	Face
D.	Ears
Answer» D. Ears

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18.	How old was the author when he visited the photographer?
A.	Twenty years
B.	Thirty years
C.	Forty years
D.	Fifty years
Answer» C. Forty years

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19.	After all, the doctor is a stranger to the strong and healthy; his work is with
A.	The rich and the established
B.	The poor and the downtrodden
C.	The sick and the weak
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. The sick and the weak

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20.	Which of the following is the synonym of ‘impertinent’?
A.	Polite
B.	Kind
C.	Impolite
D.	Gentle
Answer» C. Impolite

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21.	Which of the following is the antonym of ‘filthy’?
A.	Dirty
B.	Foul
C.	Unclean
D.	Clean
Answer» D. Clean

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22.	Match the words in List A with their synonyms in List B and select the proper answer from the options given below: List A List B i) Mould a) slim ii) Punctually b) deny iii) Slender c) promptly iv) Deprive d) shape
A.	i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d
B.	i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b
C.	i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
D.	i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
Answer» B. i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

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23.	Fill in the blank by using the appropriate article: Just then ___ mother was heard scolding her child and using language which made Socrates jump with horror.
A.	The
B.	An
C.	A
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. A

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24.	He had a working analysis of mankind’s troubles: marriage, money and _____ tangles of human ties.
A.	The
B.	An
C.	A
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. The

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25.	Fill in the blank by using the appropriate preposition: Come back on Saturday, and I’ll let you see a proof _____ it.
A.	At
B.	On
C.	For
D.	Of
Answer» D. Of

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26.	Fill in the blank by using the appropriate preposition: She was ransacking the stores _____ Jim’s present.
A.	With
B.	By
C.	Over
D.	For
Answer» D. For

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27.	Which of the following modals is used to give advice?
A.	Shall
B.	Will
C.	Would
D.	Should
Answer» D. Should

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28.	I can swim for six hours at a stretch. Here ‘can’ means
A.	Permission
B.	Suggestion
C.	Ability
D.	Request
Answer» C. Ability

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29.	Choose the correct one word substitute for ‘to move on hands and knees’
A.	Brawl
B.	Crawl
C.	Catwalk
D.	All the above
Answer» B. Crawl

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30.	Choose the correct one word substitute for ‘Study of the position of planets and their influence on human affairs and the natural world’
A.	Astrology
B.	Astronomy
C.	Astrophysics
D.	Astrometry
Answer» A. Astrology

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Compulsory English Solved MCQs

In telephonic communication who speaks first?

Which of the following expressions is never used to greet a person?

Read the telephonic conversation given below and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate answer. Railway inquiry: Good afternoon. Railway inquiry. Caller: ______ you tell me when the Sachkhand Express to Amritsar leaves, please.

“Hi, Rani! What’s up?” This expression is an instance of

“She’s not feeling well today.” Here She’s means

Read the following dialogue and answer the given question. Rohit: Akash, meet Irfan. He’s the captain of our football team. Akash: Hello, Irfan. Glad to meet you. I’m Akash Patil, captain of the basketball team. Irfan: Nice to meet you too. In this conversation:

On cutting her hair Della looked like ______

The family name of James and Della is ______

In ‘The Bet’, the lawyer agrees to stay in solitary confinement for how long?

The astrologer sat under the _______ tree.

People were attracted to the astrologer as…

The fee of the astrologer was ______

“Rub it on your forehead and go home. Never travel southward again, and you will live to be a hundred.” This is said by ______

According to Socrates, the first lesson at school is…

Which of the following authors wrote under the pen-name of O. Henry?

The photographer asks the author to drop his ____ a little more.

How old was the author when he visited the photographer?

After all, the doctor is a stranger to the strong and healthy; his work is with

Which of the following is the synonym of ‘impertinent’?

Which of the following is the antonym of ‘filthy’?

Match the words in List A with their synonyms in List B and select the proper answer from the options given below: List A List B i) Mould a) slim ii) Punctually b) deny iii) Slender c) promptly iv) Deprive d) shape

Fill in the blank by using the appropriate article: Just then ___ mother was heard scolding her child and using language which made Socrates jump with horror.

He had a working analysis of mankind’s troubles: marriage, money and _____ tangles of human ties.

Fill in the blank by using the appropriate preposition: Come back on Saturday, and I’ll let you see a proof _____ it.

Fill in the blank by using the appropriate preposition: She was ransacking the stores _____ Jim’s present.

Which of the following modals is used to give advice?

I can swim for six hours at a stretch. Here ‘can’ means

Choose the correct one word substitute for ‘to move on hands and knees’

Choose the correct one word substitute for ‘Study of the position of planets and their influence on human affairs and the natural world’

Read the telephonic conversation given below and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate answer.
Railway inquiry: Good afternoon. Railway inquiry.
Caller: ______ you tell me when the Sachkhand Express to Amritsar leaves, please.

Read the following dialogue and answer the given question.
Rohit: Akash, meet Irfan. He’s the captain of our football team.
Akash: Hello, Irfan. Glad to meet you. I’m Akash Patil, captain of the basketball team.
Irfan: Nice to meet you too.
In this conversation:

Match the words in List A with their synonyms in List B and select the proper answer from the options given below:
List A List B
i) Mould a) slim
ii) Punctually b) deny
iii) Slender c) promptly
iv) Deprive d) shape