English Grammer MCQ Solved Paper for UPSC CSE

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

2. This is not something _____we like to do.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
Answer : A

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

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

5. 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

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

7. When I ____ her last, she was living with her aunt.
A. saw
B. was seeing
C. had seen
D. see
Answer : A

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

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

10. He has abad tamper so he must learn to control ____.
A. herself
B. himself
C. itself
D. yourself
Answer : B

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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. The strike by the workers was ____ with a heavy hand.
A. got down
B. set down
C. taken down
D. put down
Answer : D

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

18. Rahul and Priya ____ english this year.
A. learn
B. are learing
C. learns
D. learned
Answer : B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

28. When the dog chased Jayant,____ ran as fast as ____ could.
A. He,He
B. He,Him
C. Him,He
D. Him,Him
Answer : A

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

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

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

32. The girl, ___ borke the mirror, was scolded by her mother.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
Answer : B

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

34. When she parted ____ her parents, her eyes were full of tears.
A. from
B. off
C. away
D. with
Answer : D

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

36. Every day Rashi ____ the bus to go to her office.
A. take
B. takes
C. are taking
D. took
Answer : B

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

38. During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, ____ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills that were once possessed.
A. regaining
B. denying
C. pursuing
D. losing
Answer : D

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

40. Choose the correct one of the following statements is :
A. Every non-terminating decimal is irrational
B. Every non-repeating and non-terminating decimal is irrational
C. Every non-repeating decimal is irrational
D. Every repeating decimal is irrational
Answer : B

41. Please tell me how the accident ____
A. came by
B. came out
C. came about
D. came across
Answer : C

42. 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

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

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

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

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

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

48. One must defend ____ against bullies.
A. herself
B. themselves
C. oneself
D. ourselves
Answer : C

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

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