Basic English Grammar Objective Questions and Answers

English Grammar Objective Questions and Answers

Hi learners, Basic English Grammar questions are usually asked in all Gov.exams like IBPS,RRB,PSC,SSC etc. So now we learn some important Basic English grammar objective questions and answers, try to understand the grammar tricks and practice these type of other questions also.Good luck.

PART -2

1. Do we have ..............food for a fortnight?

A) any

B) many

C) indeed

D) sufficient

Ans: D) sufficient

2. He comes here now and then : The underlined words means:

A) Frequently

B) Occasionally

C) Always

D) Suddenly

Ans: B) Occasionally

3. My friend is good at Hindi,but he is weak ................. grammar.

A) by

B) at

C) in

D) from

Ans: C) in

4. He is always obsessed ....................money.

A) on

B) by

C) with

D) for

Ans: C) with

5. One who copies from other writers:

A) Copywriter

B) Plagiarist

C) Charlatan

D) Pedant

Ans: B) Plagiarist

6. Please check .............. is knocking at the door.

A) whom

B) whose

C) which

D) who

Ans: D) who

7. Sunitha did not have ............... money to buy a book of her choice.

A) insufficient

B) sufficient

C) sufficiency

D) suffice

Ans: B) sufficient

8. The baby is crying .............. she is hungry.

A) because

B) for

C) if

D) that

Ans: A) because

9. The correctly spelt word is:

A) Mercinary

B) Mersenary

C) Mercenory

D) Mercenary

Ans: D) Mercenary

10. The landlord thought that he could keep his tenants in perpetual bondage.'Bondage' means:

A) Slavery

B) Friendship

C) Obedience

D) Trustworthy

Ans: A) Slavery

11. One who hates women:

A) Misogamist

B) Misogynist

C) Misnomer

D) Misanthrope

Ans: B) Misogynist

12. Petrol is highly ................liquid.

A) inflammatory

B) inflationary

C) inflammable

D) inflatable

Ans: C) inflammable

13. The opposite of 'Tame':

A) Faithful

B) Expert

C) Domestic

D) Wild

Ans: D) Wild

14. 'Efficacious' means:

A) Well adapted

B) Likely to catch fire easily

C) Producing the desired result

D) Spreading by touch

Ans: C) Producing the desired result

15. Please buy a book for .....................

A) her and me

B) she and i

C) her and i

D) she and i

Ans: A) her and me

16. A .................... of wolves.

A) herd

B) gang

C) team

D) pack

Ans: D) pack

17. It is I who ..............the defaulter.

A) is

B) was

C) has

D) am

Ans:  D) am

18. Only ...............students registered themselves for national games.

A) a few

B) the few

C) a little

D) the little

Ans: A) a few

19. A word or phrase or sentence that reads alike backward and forward(eg: Malayalam):

A) Pangram

B) Palindrome

C) Homonym

D) Homophone

Ans: B) Palindrome

20. He is an honest man .......... I know.

A) unless

B) as far as

C) before

D) untill

Ans: B) as far as

21. 'In-palpable' means:

A) Not easily grasped by the mind

B) Not suitable to be eaten

C) Not likely to happen

D) Not influenced by others

Ans: A) Not easily grasped by the mind

22. He persisted .................his point

A) to emphasise

B) to be emphasised

C) emphasised

D) emphasising

Ans: D) emphasising

23. The opposite of 'Appoint' is:

A) Disappoint

B) Refuse

C) Decline

D) Dismiss

Ans: D) Dismiss

24. It is a big factory.Five hundred people ...............(employ) there.

A) is employed

B) has employed

C) are employed

D) None of these

Ans: C) are employed

25. John's grand mother died recently ...................the age of 79.

A) in

B) at

C) for

D) by

Ans: B) at

26. No one has heard from him since .................

A) last week

B) a week

C) two weeks

D) weeks

Ans: A) last week

27. One who loves books:

A) Bibliomaniac

B) Scholar

C) Pedant

D) Bibliophile

Ans: D) Bibliophile

28. Choose the word opposite in meaning to 'CONTRARY':

A) Similar

B) Helpful

C) Acceptable

D) Sympathetic

Ans: A) Similar

29. Devote more attention to ..................consumers.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) None of these

Ans: C) the

30. He gave a gift to my wife and ..........................

A) mine

B) my

C) me

D) I

Ans: C) me

31. The beauty of thousands of minarets ............... enchanting.

A) are

B) were

C) is

D) aren't

Ans: C) is

32. The fruits were ripe, .................?

A) is n't it

B) weren't they

C) are they

D) were they

Ans: B) weren't they

33. Only a few oranges ....................left.

A) is

B) was

C) has

D) are

Ans: D) are

34. Person appointed by two parties to settle a dispute:

A) Client

B) Advocate

C) Plaintiff

D) Arbitrator

Ans: D) Arbitrator

35. The correctly spelt word is:

A) Philenthropist

B) Philanthropist

C) Philantrropist

D) Philaenthropist

Ans: B) Philanthropist

36. Position with salary,but no work or responsibility.

A) Honorary

B) Mercenary

C) Sinecure

D) Extempore

Ans: C) Sinecure

37. There was panic when people realised that the building was ................fire.

A) on 

B) with

C) by

D) in

Ans: A) on 

38. She ....................for eight hours last night.

A) has slept

B) slept

C) is sleeping

D) has been sleeping

Ans: B) slept

39. The aeroplane was flying ................the clouds.

A) in

B) on

C) beside

D) over

Ans: D) over

40. These photographs were taken ...................a very good camera.

A) by

B) for

C) to

D) with

Ans: D) with

41. A code of ..................

A) Stamps

B) Stars

C) Sailors

D) Laws

Ans: D) Laws

42. There has been an increase .................the amount of traffic using this road.

A) in

B) for

C) with

D) by

Ans: A) in

43. Water boils .........................100 degree Celsius.

A) in

B) at

C) with

D) by

Ans: B) at

44. The plural of 'Brother-in-law':

A) Brothers-in-laws

B) Brother-in-law

C) Brothers-in-law

D) Brother-in-laws

Ans: C) Brothers-in-law

45. ................... the rain stopped,the play had to be suspended.

A) while

B) when

C) as

D) until

Ans: D) until

46. 'Ex parte' means:

A) On one side

B) Things to be done

C) In the same place

D) Without end

Ans: A) On one side

47. The study of races:

A) Ethology

B) Ethnology

C) Etymology

D) Morphology

Ans: B) Ethnology

48. 'Go to the dogs' means:

A) be ruined

B) search

C) go after the dogs

D) run fast

Ans: A) be ruined

49. All of us must be prepared to die ....................... our country.

A) of

B) from

C) for

D) by

Ans: C) for

50. 'In a nut shell' means:

A) Very briefly

B) in a detailed manner

C) in an attractive way

D) figuratively

Ans: A) Very briefly

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Basic English Grammar Objective Questions and Answers