Govt Jobs Test Preparation (English MCQs)

LDC, UDC, Assistant, Data Entry Operator, Stenographer and Computer Operator MCQs for Test Preparation

 1. Would you mind ---------- a picture with you?

A) take
B) to take
C) taking
D) taken

ANSWER= (C) taking
Explain:-

 

2. My brother was trembling -------- cold.

A) from
B) with
C) of
D) by

ANSWER= (B) with
Explain:-

 

3. Can you switch off -------- television ' please?

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) none

ANSWER= (c) the
Explain:-

 

4. Thank you. That was ------ very nice dinner.

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) none

ANSWER= (A) a
Explain:-

 

5. I am now quite--------------and hearty

A) Hail
B) Hale
C) Hall
D) Hell

ANSWER= (B) Hale
Explain:-

 

6. Who is known as the Poet of Nature?

A) William Blake
B) William Shakespeare
C) William Wordsworth
D) William Butler Yeats

ANSWER= (C) William Wordsworth
Explain:-

 

7. Synonym of Ridiculous is --------------------------?

A) silly
B) Glorious
C) Frivolous
D) None of these

ANSWER= (A) Silly
Explain:-

 

8.Synonym of Stunning is --------------------------?

A) Magician
B) Beautiful
C) Vain
D) None of these

ANSWER= (B) Beautiful
Explain:-

 

9. Prime Minister has arrived -------- London.

A) at
B) to
C) in
D) from

ANSWER= (C) in
Explain:-

 

10. He tried to park his car but ---------- space wasn’t big enough.

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) none

ANSWER= (C) the
Explain:-

 

11. The Synonym of “Diligent” is--------------------?

A) Hardworking
B) Witty
C) Deliberate
D) Lazy

ANSWER= (A) Hardworking
Explain:-

 

12. I did not -------- to university yesterday.

A) went
B) go
C) gone
D) going

ANSWER= (B) go
Explain:-

 

13. He is now ashamed -------- his conduct.

A) from
B) with
C) of
D) by

ANSWER= (C) of
Explain:-

 

14. He always comes ---------- home late.

A) to
B) at
C) Both A and B
D) None of above

ANSWER= (C) Both A and B
Explain:-

 

15. I ------------ lie from now on.

A) don't
B) didn't
C) Haven't
D) Won't

ANSWER= (D) Won't
Explain:-

 

16. I am shy ---------- my teacher.

A) with
B) from
C) of
D) to

ANSWER= (C) of
Explain:-

 

17. -------- you call your friend yesterday? .

A) Have
B) Had
C) Will
D) Did

ANSWER= (D) Did
Explain:-

 

18. She turned heads wherever she went. What does the idiom/phrase “turn heads” mean?

A) too pleased
B) get angry
C) attract a lot of attention
D) not knowing what to say

ANSWER= (C) attract a lot of attention
Explain:-

 

19. I looked -------- you at the party ' but I didn’t see you.

A) to
B) at
C) for
D) on

ANSWER= (C) For
Explain:-

 

20. I am not acquainted -------- her father.

A) of
B) from
C) with
D) to

ANSWER= (C) with
Explain:-

 

21. I saw you dancing ---------- party.

A) at
B) at the
C) at a
D) in

ANSWER= (B) at the
Explain:-

 

22. I told the tailor to put red buttons ---------- the dress he is making for me.

A) in
B) at
C) on
D) over

ANSWER= (C) on
Explain:-

 

23. Either Sana or her friends ------------ present there.

A) was
B) were
C) is
D) none

ANSWER= (B) were
Explain:-

 

24. We often watch -------- television.

A) a
B) an
C) the
D) none

ANSWER= (C) the
Explain:-

 

25. We congratulate you -------- your achievement.

A) for
B) to
C) on
D) at

ANSWER= (C) on
Explain:-

 

26. My friend is a couch potato. What does the idiom/phrase “couch potato” means?

A) active pweson
B) busy person
C) lazy person
D) angry person

ANSWER= (C) Lazy person
Explain:-

 

27. Passive voice of “They broke up the table for firewood” is ------------------------------------------?

A) The table broke up for firewood by them.
B) The table has broken up for firewood by them.
C) The table had broken up for firewood by them.
D) The table was broken up for firewood by them.

ANSWER= (C) The table had broken up for firewood by them.
Explain:-

 

28. Sana! Please ------------ a tea ?

A) Taken
B) Drank
C) Have
D) Put

ANSWER= (C) Have
Explain:-

 

29. He is worried ---------- his future.

A) for
B) of
C) about
D) from

ANSWER= (C) about
Explain:-

 

30. She is interested ---------- drawing and painting.

A) of
B) at
C) in
D) with

ANSWER= (C) in
Explain:-

 

31. Please do not get angry ---- me.

A) with
B) on
C) at
D) towards

ANSWER= (A) with
Explain:-

 

32. ---- the night mysterious creatures prowl.

A) in
B) at
C) on
D) along

ANSWER= (A) in
Explain:-

 

33. You should not jest ------------ his poverty.

A) on
B) with
C) at
D) of

ANSWER= (C) at
Explain:-

 

34. Sana is not known ------------ me.

A) to
B) on
C) at
D) with

ANSWER= (A) to
Explain:-

 

35. I am proud ------------ my brother.

A) with
B) of
C) to
D) at

ANSWER= (B) of
Explain:-

 

36. Head is covered -------- hair.

A) of
B) with
C) at
D) by

ANSWER= (B) with
Explain:-

 

37. The weather was ------------------ the exceptionally poor harvest.

A) accused of
B) blamed for
C) found fault with for
D) condemned for

ANSWER= (B) blamed for
Explain:-

 

38. Do you mean to say you exchanged that lovely car -------- this?

A) with
B) on
C) by
D) for

ANSWER= (A) with
Explain:-

 

39. When the meeting had finished ' they went ---------- the plan once again.

A) down
B) on
C) up
D) over

ANSWER= (D) over
Explain:-

 

40. I don’t see any ---------- in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.

A) aim
B) reason
C) cause
D) point

ANSWER= (B) reason
Explain:-

 

41. She is teaching two classes and is examining at a literature exam tomorrow. -------------- ' she is chairing a meeting at Islamabad.

A) at the top of it
B) on the top of it
C) on top of it
D) at top

ANSWER= (B) on the top of it
Explain:-

 

42. They are anxious ------------ his health.

A) for
B) at
C) about
D) on

ANSWER= (C) about
Explain:-

 

43. There is still no cure ---------- AIDS.

A) of
B) to
C) for
D) with

ANSWER= (C) for
Explain:-

 

44. Synonym of “blissful” is ------------------?

A) maudlin
B) dour
C) beatific
D) moot

ANSWER= (C) beatific
Explain:-

 

45. Synonym of “celibate” is ------------------?

A) Single
B) Double
C) Married
D) Bald

ANSWER= (A) Single
Explain:-

 

46. Synonym of “homogenous” is ------------------?

A) heterogeneous
B) scrambled
C) different
D) similar

ANSWER= (D) similar
Explain:-

 

47. Synonym of “garrulous” is ------------------?

A) laconic
B) strangling
C) ecstatic
D) frozen

ANSWER= (C) ecstatic
Explain:-

 

48. Synonym of “vestige” is ------------------?

A) clothing
B) trace
C) under-garment
D) halway

ANSWER= (B) trace
Explain:-

 

49. Synonym of “mores” is ------------------?

A) morals
B) customs
C) taxes
D) fiscal year

ANSWER= (B) customs
Explain:-

 

50. Synonym of “pelt” is ------------------?

A) to throw things at
B) touch sofetly
C) place in layers
D) remove from

ANSWER= (A) to throw things at
Explain:-
 

51. Synonym of “sumptuous” is ------------------?

A) swampy
B) irritable
C) meagre
D) lavish

... Answer is D)
lavish

52. Synonym of “ captious” is ------------------?

A) prominent
B) carping
C) critical
D) caustic < /label>

... Answer is B)
carping

53. Synonym of “indigence” is ------------------?

A) nativity
B) tolerance
C) gossiping
D) poverty < /label>

... Answer is D)
poverty

54. Synonym of “incorrigible” is ------------------?

A) commendable
B) incorruptible
C) unchangeable
D) overbearing < /label>

... Answer is C)
unchangeable

55. Synonym of “intractable” is ------------------?

A) hard to manage
B) barbaric
C) flawless
D) elusive < /label>

... Answer is A)
hard to manage

56. Synonym of “patois” is ------------------?

A) glib talk
B) slang
C) computer language
D) Local dialect < /label>

... Answer is D)
Local dialect

57. Synonym of “bifurcate” is ------------------?

A) to fork or divide
B) belch
C) think meditatively
D) explain at length < /label>

... Answer is A)
to fork or divide

58. Synonym of “syllogism” is ------------------?

A) harmony
B) word division
C) sensible observation
D) reasoning method < /label>

... Answer is D)
reasoning method

59. Synonym of “countenance” is ------------------?

A) opposition
B) proper conduct
C) agreeable quality
D) facial expression < /label>

... Answer is D)
facial expression

60. Synonym of “pastime” is ------------------?

A) antiquity
B) memory
C) recreation
D) tardiness < /label>

... Answer is C)
recreation

61. Synonym of “ineluctable” is ------------------?

A) subtle
B) inevitable
C) incapable
D) insoluble < /label>

... Answer is B)
inevitable

62. Synonym of “subterranean” is ------------------?

A) underground
B) stealthy
C) built up
D) cavernous < /label>

... Answer is A)
underground

63. Synonym of “infinite” is ------------------?

A) verbal
B) indefinite
C) endless
D) strange < /label>

... Answer is C)
endless

64. Synonym of “fastidious” is ------------------?

A) speedy
B) precise
C) squeamish
D) hungry < /label>

... Answer is C)
squeamish

65. Synonym of “demise” is ------------------?

A) residence
B) dismissal
C) accident
D) death < /label>

... Answer is D)
death

66. Synonym of “filch” is ------------------?

A) pretend
B) dirty
C) embarrass
D) steal < /label>

... Answer is D)
steal

67. Synonym of “disconcert” is ------------------?

A) sing in harmony
B) pretend
C) cancel program
D) confuse < /label>

... Answer is D)
confuse

68. Synonym of “virago” is ------------------?

A) bacillus
B) chastity
C) shrew
D) wanton < /label>

... Answer is C)
shrew

69. Synonym of “persiflage” is ------------------?

A) banter
B) oppression
C) sarcasm
D) bigotry < /label>

... Answer is A)
banter

70. Synonym of “loquacious” is ------------------?

A) situated
B) gregarious
C) taciturn
D) antisocial < /label>

... Answer is B)
gregariou