UPSC CSE - Sentence Correction 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

1. In some cases, factors like low salary, lack of growth prospects and lack of motivation compel all employee to look for a change.
A. compel those employees
B. compelling all employees
C. compelling the employee
D. compel employees
Answer : D

2. The problems of translation are still remain .
A. are remain
B. will remained
C. will still remain
D. No improvement
Answer : C

3. If you were the Prime Minister of India what steps would you have taken to end unemployment?
A. will you take
B. will you be taking
C. would you take
D. No improvement
Answer : C

4. Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successful.
A. to rise against
B. to rising from
C. to rise to
D. to rise with
Answer : C

5. He enjoys to tell stories to children.
A. how to tell stories
B. telling stories
C. to narrate stories
D. No improvement
Answer : B

6. They felt humiliated because they realised that they had cheated.
A. had been cheating
B. had been cheated
C. have been cheated
D. were to be cheated
Answer : B

7. All over Russia, Indian films are more popular than those in any other country.
A. in
B. that in
C. that of
D. those of
Answer : D

8. Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.
A. when
B. while
C. as
D. No improvement
Answer : D

9. The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.
A. needed
B. needing
C. needs
D. No correction required
Answer : D

10. The manager was unhappy at Gaurav because he did not complete the work in time
A. is unhapy at
B. is to be unhappy at
C. was unhappy with
D. No correction required
Answer : C

11. Old habits die hardly.
A. hard
B. too hard
C. much hardly
D. No improvement
Answer : A

12. James epitomizes everything that a leader should be.
A. worships
B. loves
C. adores
D. No improvement
Answer : D

13. If you had told your problem yesterday, we might had helped you
A. would have
B. might have been
C. would have been
D. No correction required
Answer : A

14. The officer looked on my complaint.
A. looked of
B. looked into
C. looked to
D. No improvement
Answer : B

15. She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.
A. noisy
B. irritating
C. talkative
D. No improvement
Answer : D

16. As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother .
A. When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
B. My parents took me, as a child, to Jammu to visit my grandmother
C. My parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother as a child.
D. A child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
Answer : A

17. The businessman is respectively connected.
A. respectfully
B. respectably
C. receptively
D. No improvement
Answer : A

18. The members of the student's union did not give the examination in protest.
A. did not write
B. did not sit for
C. did not show up for
D. No improvement
Answer : B

19. Mrs. Johnson had staying here since 1954 and has made India her home
A. will stay
B. was to stay
C. is staying
D. has been staying
Answer : D

20. The tragedy is reflection of an episode that took place a decade ago.
A. rendition
B. reincarnation
C. reminiscent
D. No improvement
Answer : C

21. Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .
A. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I
B. different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me
C. different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I
D. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me
Answer : D

22. They are yet to decided about buying the new furniture.
A. still decide
B. yet to decision
C. yet to decide
D. still decided
Answer : C

23. Sumit would have been looked smart in traditional clothes.
A. was looked
B. would be looked
C. had looking
D. would have looked
Answer : D

24. Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them .
A. which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.
B. who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it.
C. who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.
D. who believe about treasure to be found in them.
Answer : C

25. A bird in hand is worth two in bush .
A. two in the bush
B. two at a bush
C. two on bush
D. No improvement
Answer : A

26. He doesn't hesitate to do whatever his brother does .
A. will do
B. would do
C. shall do
D. would done
Answer : D

27. The members of his family are coming in this train.
A. with
B. by
C. on
D. No improvement
Answer : B

28. He has said so out of affection, do not take it to heart .
A. in heart
B. it in the heart
C. by the heart
D. No improvement
Answer : D

29. Rohan's mother was feed up of his laziness.
A. fed up in
B. fed off
C. feeds up of
D. fed up of
Answer : D

30. All the allegations levelled against him were found to be baseless.
A. levelled for
B. level with
C. level against
D. No correction required
Answer : D

31. Rajni unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Kashish and left the party hurriedly.
A. picking up
B. picked on
C. picked
D. has picked up
Answer : C

32. She gave most of her time to music
A. devoted
B. spend
C. lent
D. No improvement
Answer : A

33. When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.
A. had rush
B. have rush
C. had rushed
D. rushed
Answer : D

34. Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field, his chances of winning the race was low as he lacked the killer instinct.
A. Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field
B. As he was more faster than his opponent on the field
C. Though he was more fast from his opponent on the field
D. Though he was faster than his opponent on the field
Answer : D

35. Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.
A. Being that we living
B. Since we were living
C. Since we have been living
D. Being that we have been living
Answer : C

36. She could not help but laugh .
A. laughing
B. but laughing
C. laugh
D. No improvement
Answer : A

37. Wise men catch time by the forelock.
A. hold
B. seize
C. take
D. No improvement
Answer : B

38. When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school.
A. sat for
B. sat in
C. sat at
D. No improvement
Answer : B

39. His father won't be able to leave for Varanasi until they have arrived .
A. until they arrive
B. until they will arrive
C. until they will have arrived
D. No improvement
Answer : A

40. It is long since I last saw you.
A. long time
B. long before
C. long ago
D. No improvement
Answer : D

41. We kept all the old paintings in a place where they would remain safe from harm or danger.
A. will remain safe
B. are safe
C. may remain safe
D. No improvement
Answer : D

42. Hardly had I finished writing the letter before Anil arrived.
A. then
B. while
C. when
D. as
Answer : C

43. You can borrow my laptop as long as you promise not to misuse it.
A. only long as
B. too long as
C. so long as
D. No improvement
Answer : C

44. Since she directing the play for quite some time, she knows the actors really well.
A. Since she has directed
B. Since she has been directing
C. Since she was directing
D. No improvement
Answer : B

45. His wife was contentious .
A. contagious
B. quarrelsome
C. content
D. No improvement
Answer : B

46. Sohan is pleased at the news yesterday.
A. has been pleased
B. had been pleased
C. was pleased
D. No improvement
Answer : C

47. People are tiring very soon in an activity which they don't like.
A. tried
B. trying
C. tired
D. tyring
Answer : C

48. After the written exam, you will also have an oral exam .
A. practical
B. viva voice
C. vocal
D. No improvement
Answer : B

49. I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked him.
A. would have gladly accompanied
B. was to have gladly accompanied
C. will gladly accompany
D. No improvement
Answer : A

50. Anita liked to watch television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating .
A. television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating.
B. television; she found the science programme especially fascinating.
C. television, and it was especially the science programme that were of fascination.
D. television; the fascination of the science programme especially.
Answer : B