English Previous Questions SET-1

1. Prices _____ during the last two years.

(a) have increased         

(b) increased

(c) would increase        

(d) increasing

             

           Ans: a

2. He has now recovered from his injury and _____ again.

(a) is able to walk         

(b) was able to walk

(c) had walked              

(d) had been walking

          Ans: a

3. We _____ a very enjoyable holiday in Ooty last summer.

(a) have had         

 (b) had      

(c) were      

(d) was

           Ans: b

4. _____ your breakfast already?

(a) Have you had          

(b) Had you        

(c) Do you have             

(d) Has had

           Ans: a

5. I _____ him since he was in the hospital.

(a) have not seen          

(b) had not seen

(c) was seen                  

(d) were seen

           Ans: a

6. He _____ at the age of twenty eight, in 1998.

(a) get married             

(b) got married

(c) have got married     

(d) gets married

           Ans: b

7. After working with him for sometime, I came _____ his efficiency.

(a) to admire       

(b) admired         

(c) admiring        

(d) admires

            Ans: a

8. _____ will captain the college team?

(a) Who      

(b) Which            

(c) When            

(d) What

          Ans: a

9. Political leaders should think of the people _____ they are accountable.

(a) to who            

(b) to whom        

 (c) who               

(d) which

            Ans: b

10. Gandhiji used _____ major part of his time for spinning.

(a) the        

(b) a           

(c) an          

(d) no article

           Ans: a

11. He is _____ right man for the job.

(a) a            

(b) the        

(c) an          

(d) no article

          Ans: b

12. Fragile means:

 (a) strong           

(b) powerful       

(c) delicate                    

(d) mucular

           Ans: c

13. The antonym of timid is

(a) adventurous     

(b) foolish          

(c) delicate                    

(d) muscular

           Ans: a

14. The antonym of diligent is 

(a) intelligent      

(b) vigilant                    

(c) vibrant           

(d) idle

           Ans: d

15.  Abortive is the synonym of 

(a) futile               

(b) fertile              

(c) cute               

(d) curtail

           Ans: a

16. Fratricide means the murder of one's 

(a) brother                    

(b) father             

(c) sister              

(d) mother

          Ans: a

17. The first person who _____ the question will be awarded a prize.

(a) answer           

 (b) answered      

(c) answers          

(d) answering

           Ans: c

18. I hope you succeed _____ you effort.

(a) in          

(b) on         

(c) from               

(d) with

           Ans: a

19. Always be _____. 

(a) honesty          

(b) honest            

(c) honestly        

(d) to honest

           Ans: b

20. Every one cheered the winner, _____.  

(a) did he?           

(b) didn't they?      

(c) didn't he?    

(d) did they?

          Ans: b