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Antonyms (SET 2)

                                                C 1. Cajole: (A) Disclose     (B) Confide     (C) Detract     (D) Dissuade 2. Callous: (A) Capable    (B) Sensitive    (C) Sentimental   (D) Confident 3. Capacious: (A) Limited     (B) Caring    (C) Foolish    (D) Changeable 4. Capitulate: (A) Surrender    (B) Destroy    (C) Venerate   (D) Conquer 5. Capricious: (A) Reliable    (B) Firm     (C) Solid    (D) Fixed 6. Carnal: (A) Imaginary     (B) Visionary      (C) Spiritual      (D) Sensuous 7. Celibacy: (A) Divorce      (B) Matrimony     (C) Misogyny    (D) Chastity 8. Celibate: (A) Prodigal     (B) Extravagant    (C) Reprobate    (D) Profligate 9. Challenge: (A) Praise      (B) Favor      (C) Accept       (D) Admire 10. Choice: (A) Approval    (B) Harm    (C) Dilemma     (D) Refusal 11. Clarity: (A) Reserve     (B) Confusion    (C) Candour       (D) Exaggeration 12. Coarse: (A) Attractive       (B) Fine      (C) Soft     (D) Beautiful 13. Comic: (A) Emotional         (B) Tragic      

Important MCQs of Philosophy of Education

1. The democratic philosophy of education requires that the teacher: (A) Take an oath by constitution of that country (B) remains neutral in controversial issues (C) Schools are servants of community (D) None of the above 2. The issues facing in secondary education in India are: (A) Common vs. Differentiated (B) Vocational vs. General education  (C) Limited free education vs. education for all (D) All of the above 3. The word by which experimentalist state their portion ‘vis a vis’ educational issues is: (A) Rigid (B) Spontaneous (C) Idealistic (D) Flexible 4. Realism is support by: (A) Johann Herbert (B) Herbert Spencer (C) John Locke (D) All of the above 5. from the following who was historical idealistic realist: (A) Home (B) Thales (C) Plato (D) Aristotle 6. Realism means: (A) Down to earth (B) Protest against bookish knowledge (C) Protest against Abstract knowledge (D) All of the above 7.“Experience is the touch stone of what is real.” Is the crux of realism? (A) False (B) True

Active and Passive voice (Exercise 3)

1. Who writes a letter to you every month? (A) By whom a letter has been written to you every month? (B) By whom you used to get written letter every month? (C) Who had been writing a letter to you every month? (D) By whom is a letter written to you every month? 2. Why do the children make a noise? (A) Why the children used to make the noise? (B) Why has been a noise made by the children? (C) Why was a noise made by the children? (D) Why is a noise made by the children? 3. Who rings the bell? (A) By whom is bell ring? (B) By whom did the bell ring? (C) By whom the bell ring? (D) By whom has the bell ring? 4. How did he obtain good marks in English? (A) How good marks are obtained by him in English? (B) How good marks could be obtained by him in English? (C) How good marks have been obtained by him in English? (D) How were good marks obtained by him in English? 5. Why did you discourage them? (A) Why they have been discouraged by you? (B) Why were they discouraged by you? (C) Why you di

Idioms and Phrases (SET 3)

1. To see eye to eye with: (A) To take revenge (B) To be angry (C) To stare fixedly (D) To agree 2. A jaundiced eye: (A) Prejudice (B) Angry (C) A generous view (D) Jealousy 3. To see red: (A) To criticise others (B) To find fault with (C) To victimise someone (D) To be very angry 4. To push somebody to the wall: (A) To knock him down (B) To heckle him (C) To humiliate him (D) To defeat him 5. To be in two minds: (A) To be in a critical state (B) To be uncertain (C) To work on somebody else’s (D) To be dominated by someone 6. Leave one to skin or swim: (A) Not to help one (B) To put one in difficulty (C) To leave to one’s fate (D) To be in a dilemma 7. To rip up old scores: (A) To preserve oneself from harm (B) To strain one’s thoughts to the most (C) To censure someone in strong terms (D) To revive a quarrel which was almost forgotten 8. A square peg in a round hole: (A) A person unsuited to the position he fills (B) An impossible task (C) A scheme that never works (D) None of these 9

Active and Passive voice (Exercise 2)

1. People say that honesty is the best policy but they seldom act upon it: (A) It is said the honesty was best policy which was seldom acted upon (B) Honesty is that best policy which is seldom acted upon (C) Honesty is said to be the best policy but it is seldom acted upon (D) It is said that honesty is the best policy but that is seldom acted upon 2. People say that democracy is a better form of government: (A) Democracy is a better form of Government (B) Democracy is said to be a better form of government (C) According to people democracy is a better form of government (D) Democracy is a better form of government people say 3. Do not disturb him for nothing: (A) We should not disturb him for nothing (B) Nobody should disturb him for nothing (C) He is not to be disturbed for nothing (D) Let not he be disturbed for nothing 4. I liked a snake with a stone in my dream last night: (A) In my dream last night a snake was killed by me with a stone (B) A snake is killed by I with a stone in

Spellings Correction (Set 1)

Tick the correct spelling 1. (A) Sphygmomannometer (B) Sphygmomanometer (C) Sphygmonometer (D) Sphygmanometer 2. (A) Prudigious (B) Prodegious (C) Prodigious (D) Prudegious 3.  (A)  Prasipitous  (B) Presipitous  (C) Pracipitous  (D) Precipitous 4. (A) Pocessions (B) Possessions (C) Posessions (D)  Possesions 5. (A) Purpetutate (B) Parpetuate (C) Perpetuate (D) Perpatuate 6. (A) Opressed (B) Opperresed (C) Oppresed (D) Oppressed 7. (A) Impatious (B) Impateous (C) Impatuous (D) Impetuous 8. (A) Enthusiestic (B) Enthusiastic (C) Enthsistic (D) Anhuslastic 9. (A) Econamize (B) Ecenomize (C) Economize (D) Ecanomize 10. (A) Cridentials (B) Credantials (C) Cradentiale (D) Credentials 11. (A) Contamporary (B) Contemporary (C) Cantomporary (D) Contamperory 12. (A) Spacolative (B) Speculitive (C) Speculative (D) Spaculative 13. (A) Gelvenize (B) Gelvanize (C) Galvenize (D) Galvanize 14. (A) Ridiculous (B) Rediculous (C) Radiculous (D) Rediculous 15. (A) Reitarate (B) Riterate (C) Rieterate (D) R

Active-Passive Voice Exercise 1

1. Some boys were helping the wounded man: (A) The wounded man were helped by some boys (B) Some boys helped the wounded man (C) The wounded man was being helped by some boys (D) The wounded man is helped by few boys 2. He will finish the work in a fortnight: (A) The work must be finished by him in a fortnight (B) The work will have to be finished in a fortnight by him (C) In a fortnight he will finish the work (D) The work will be finished by him in a fortnight 3. Why did your brother write such a letter? (A) Why should such a letter be written by your brother (B) Why was such a letter written by your brother? (C) Why had your brother written such a letter (D) Why is such a letter written by your brother? 4. I have been invited to the party: (A) I am being invited to the party (B) To a party I had been invited (C) Someone had invited me to party (D) Someone has invited me to the party 5. The Romans expected to conquer Egypt: (A) Romans thought that they would easily conquer Egypt (B)

Idioms and Phrases (Set 2)

1. To get into a scrape: (A) To be trapped in a conspiracy (B) To get into irritating circumstances (C) To find oneself in an awkward predicament (D) To get into a muddle 2. To fly off the handle: (A) To lose one’s temper (B) To dislocate (C) To be indifferent (D) To take off 3. To be up and doing: (A) To be expressive and explicit (B) To progress satisfactorily (C) To be actively engaged (D) To recover from illness 4. To make the grade: (A) To make good one’s previous loss (B) To come out successful (C) To get good marks in an examination (D) To fail in a task 5. Queer somebody’s pitch: (A) Check him (B) Work him up (C) Reprimand him (D) Upset one’s plan 6. A red letter day: (A) An unimportant day (B) A dangerous day (C) An auspicious day (D) An important day 7. To give false coloring: (A) To conceal the facts (B) To be dishonest (C) To submit the false report (D) To misrepresent 8. To fight to the bitter end: (A) To carry on a contest regardless of consequences (B) To die fighting (C

Words Followed By Appropriate Prepositions (Set 1)

1. It rest ------ you to settle you differences as best as you can: (A) To    (B) on    © In      (D) With 2. He resorted --- asking his friend for money: (A) From    (B) for    © In    (D) To 3. The Government cannot be reproached – neglect of the elderly: (A) To    (B) in    (C) With     (D) for 4. There is little point to remonstrate ---- Raza. He won’t listen to reason: (A) From   (B) To (C) For    (D) With 5. The quality of his work has often been remarked --- by his superiors: (A) Onto   (B) Upon     (C) On    (D) For 6. He was glad to be relieved --- some of the detailed paperwork of the project: (A)  For    (B) From    (C) In    (D) Of 7. He is not the kind of man to rejoice ------ other people’s misfortunes: (A) With    (B) into   (C) At      (D) On    8. He thought himself amply reimbursed ---- the loss of his cycle: (A) In     (B) For     (C) With    (D) from 9. If you would like to put in an application, I am sure it will be regarded ----- sympathy: (A) From    (B) On   

Sentence Completion MCQs

Guidelines: 1. First, read the sentence carefully to get a feel for its meaning. 2. Look at the possible answers before you make your final choice. 3. Watch for signal words that like one part of the sentence to another. 1. You must apply---- the judge for pardon: (A) Upon (B) Over (C) With (D) To 2. I insisted -----my fee paid: (A) To having (B) In having (C) On having (D) To have 3. I am intent------------: (A) On wining (B) For wining (C) Of wining (D) To win FOR MORE MCQs Visit: English MCQs 4. Death is preferable -----dishonour: (A) Of (B) From (C) To (D) Than 5. The officer waited until the clerks ----- busily: (A) Were working (B) Had worked (C) Are working (D) Worked 6. If I ------ worked hard, I would have passed: (A) Have (B) Should have (C) Would have (D) Had 7. You –respect your parents and teacher: (A) Should have (B) Would have (C) Would (D) Should 8. I hope to be back here a month------: (A) Before (B) Thence (C) Hence (D) After 9. We would do our work: (A) After (B) Lo