English Grammer 1000+ MCQ with answer for UPSC CDS

1. I taught ____ to draw.
A. ourselves
B. yourself
C. myself
D. themselves
Answer : C

2. They agreed amongst ____ that they would not tell anyone.
A. themselves
B. himself
C. ourselves
D. yourself
Answer : A

3. He rewarded ____ with an ice-cream.
A. herself
B. himself
C. themselves
D. yourself
Answer : B

4. He went ____ to oblige his superior
A. on his way
B. out of his way
C. in his way
D. with his way
Answer : B

5. Sanya usually _____ the house on Saturdays.
A. cleans
B. clean
C. are cleaning
D. cleaned
Answer : A

6. At the moment she ____ a letter to a client.
A. write
B. wrote
C. is writting
D. written
Answer : C

7. That man ____left leg was amputated, suffers from diabetes.
A. who
B. wchih
C. whose
D. whom
Answer : C

8. Rashi ____ the newspaper every morning on the train.
A. read
B. reads
C. is reading
D. red
Answer : B

9. The thief, ____ they caught, was sent to the prison.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. whom
Answer : D

10. Pick out the correct article. Please give me _______ umbrella.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article required
Answer : B

11. She cooks for ____ everyday.
A. himselfs
B. herself
C. itself
D. yourself
Answer : B

12. I can't remember his _____ a single day off work.
A. take
B. taking
C. took
D. taken
Answer : B

13. Kangaroos, ____ use their pouch to carry their babies, are found in Australia.
A. whom
B. whose
C. who
D. which
Answer : D

14. That woman, ____ you saw, was my auntie.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
Answer : C

15. Aditi ____ three languages: English,French and Spanish.
A. speak
B. speaks
C. spoken
D. spoke
Answer : B

16. Does ______ know that _____ was absent?
A. she,me
B. she,I
C. her,me
D. her.I
Answer : B

17. My brother and I bought ____ some apples.
A. ourselves
B. themselves
C. herself
D. itself
Answer : A

18. Would you mind ____the suitcase, Sir ?
A. open
B. opening
C. opened
D. to open
Answer : B

19. Shreya has cat;____likes to play with ___.
A. She,Him
B. She,It
C. Her,Him
D. Her,It
Answer : B

20. Our friends, ____we invited to party, arrived rather early.
A. which
B. whom
C. whose
D. who
Answer : B

21. Find out one of the fout parts of the following sentence where there is an error :
A. The committee /
B. In their own interest /
C. At the decition /
D. Has arrived
Answer : B

22. Please don't tell ____ about ____.
A. She,I
B. She,Me
C. Her,I
D. Her,Me
Answer : D

23. I meet Jaya yesterday.____ invited ____ to her house.
A. she,Me
B. She,I
C. Her,Me
D. Her,I
Answer : A

24. If they had been there, they _____ you.
A. will help
B. would help
C. would have helped
D. had helped
Answer : C

25. The policeman, ____ caught the thief, ia a very brave man.
A. whom
B. whose
C. which
D. who
Answer : D

26. At the moment you _____ an English exercise.
A. do
B. does
C. are doing
D. done
Answer : C

27. The opposite of 'natural'is:
A. Artificial
B. Normal
C. Chemical
D. General
Answer : A

28. The meeting has been _____ due to the demise of the Minister.
A. called for
B. called off
C. called out
D. called on
Answer : B

29. This is the book that I have been looking ____.
A. on
B. by
C. into
D. for
Answer : D

30. In thre following sentence the quoted word has been worngly spelled choose the rightly splled word :- The judge decided to "fotfit" the advantage given to the accused.
A. forfeit
B. fourfit
C. forfeitt
D. forefeit
Answer : A

31. If you heat water, you ____ steam.
A. will get
B. get
C. are getting
D. would get
Answer : B

32. Don't be late for dinner, ____
A. will you?
B. do you?
C. won't you?
D. don't you?
Answer : A

33. The teacher said to the class, "When ____ finished your work, please pass ____ up to me."
A. you,It
B. You,Them
C. Your,It
D. Your,Them
Answer : A

34. The members of the religious sect ostracized the ____ who had abandoned their faith.
A. coward
B. litigant
C. recreant
D. suppliant
Answer : C

35. Shreya has cat;____likes to play with ___.
A. She,Him
B. She,It
C. Her,Him
D. Her,It
Answer : B

36. The Bank ______ at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday.
A. open
B. is opening
C. opend
D. opens
Answer : D

37. That monkey is scratching ____.
A. herself
B. himself
C. itself
D. themselves
Answer : C

38. Today is sunday. Ankush and Aayush ____ in their garden.
A. relax
B. relaxed
C. relaxes
D. are relaxing
Answer : A

39. Oue cousins ____ to see us next Sunday.
A. come
B. are coming
C. came
D. comes
Answer : B

40. Choose the antonym of the quoted word :- He is now a 'physical' education instructor.
A. moral
B. mortal
C. physiological
D. spiritual
Answer : A

41. No doubt, Ammu ____ het mother.
A. takes in
B. takes after
C. takes to
D. takes up
Answer : B

42. My uncle works in a factory. ____ says ____ is a noisy place.
A. He,Its
B. He,It
C. It,Its
D. It,It
Answer : B

43. ____ can swim because ____ has webbed feet.
A. It,It
B. Its,It
C. It,Them
D. Its,Them
Answer : A

44. Man does not live ____ bread alone.
A. by
B. on
C. with
D. in
Answer : A

45. The accident occurred when the passengers _____.
A. sleep
B. had slept
C. had been sleeping
D. were sleeping
Answer : D

46. I believe you are just eighteen years old, ___
A. aren't you?
B. are you?
C. don't I?
D. do you?
Answer : A

47. He was endowed ____ some rare faculties.
A. by
B. in
C. with
D. at
Answer : C

48. Please tell_____ _____have obtained a degree in Chemistry.
A. He,I
B. Him,Me
C. Him,I
D. He,Me
Answer : C

49. She could not _____ with her husbands people.
A. get through
B. get over
C. get on
D. get about
Answer : C

50. One of the following sentenses is correct. Tick the correct answer.
A. Fifty rupees is enough for the Job
B. Fifty rupees have enough for the Job
C. Fifty rupees were enough for the Job
D. Fifty rupees are enough for the Job
Answer : A