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English Grammar: 2,375 MCQs with Answers

English Grammar for SSC, HSSC, UPTET, HTET, HPTET
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English Grammar Quiz Questions

English Grammar is one of the most important sections in competitive examinations conducted by various state and central government recruiting agencies across India. A strong command of English Grammar helps candidates improve their performance in subjects such as English Language, Communication Skills, Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Vocabulary, and Writing Ability.

This English Grammar Quiz contains carefully selected multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering all major grammar topics including Parts of Speech, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Tenses, Articles, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Detection, Sentence Correction, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, One Word Substitution, Idioms and Phrases, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, and Reading Comprehension.

These English Grammar MCQs are highly useful for candidates preparing for various state-level and national-level examinations. Regular practice of these questions helps improve accuracy, speed, grammatical understanding, and overall exam performance.

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Important English Grammar Topics

  • Parts of Speech
  • Noun
  • Pronoun
  • Verb
  • Tenses
  • Articles
  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Conjunctions
  • Interjections
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Error Detection
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • One Word Substitution
  • Spellings
  • Cloze Test
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Vocabulary Building
  • Fill in the Blanks

Haryana Exams Where English Grammar Questions Are Asked

  • HCS (Haryana Civil Services)
  • HTET
  • HPSC Assistant Professor
  • Haryana Police Constable
  • Haryana Police SI
  • CET Group C
  • CET Group D
  • Haryana Patwari
  • Canal Patwari
  • Gram Sachiv
  • Clerk
  • Stenographer
  • Junior Engineer (JE)
  • Naib Tehsildar
  • Tehsildar
  • Excise Inspector
  • Haryana Judiciary
  • TGT Recruitment
  • PGT Recruitment
  • Primary Teacher Recruitment
  • Assistant Lineman (ALM)
  • Various HSSC and HPSC Examinations

Rajasthan Exams

  • RAS
  • REET
  • Rajasthan Police Constable
  • Rajasthan Police SI
  • Patwari
  • Gram Vikas Adhikari (VDO)
  • Junior Accountant
  • LDC
  • CET Graduation Level
  • CET Senior Secondary Level
  • School Lecturer
  • Senior Teacher
  • Junior Instructor
  • Forest Guard
  • Forester
  • Rajasthan High Court Examinations

Punjab Exams

  • PPSC Civil Services
  • Punjab Police Constable
  • Punjab Police SI
  • PSTET
  • Punjab Clerk Recruitment
  • Excise Inspector
  • Cooperative Inspector
  • Jail Warder
  • School Lecturer
  • Master Cadre Teacher
  • Punjab Judiciary
  • Various PSSSB Examinations

Delhi Exams

  • DSSSB TGT
  • DSSSB PGT
  • DSSSB Assistant Teacher
  • DSSSB Junior Assistant
  • DSSSB Clerk
  • DSSSB Stenographer
  • Delhi Police Constable
  • Delhi Police Head Constable
  • Delhi Police MTS
  • Delhi Subordinate Services Examinations

Uttar Pradesh Exams

  • UPPCS
  • UPPSC Assistant Professor
  • UPPSC RO/ARO
  • UP Police Constable
  • UP Police SI
  • UPTET
  • UP Lekhpal
  • Junior Assistant
  • Stenographer
  • Review Officer
  • BEO
  • LT Grade Teacher
  • TGT
  • PGT
  • UP Judiciary
  • Various UPSSSC Examinations

Uttarakhand Exams

  • UKPSC PCS
  • UKPSC Lower PCS
  • UKPSC Lecturer
  • UKTET
  • Uttarakhand Police Constable
  • Uttarakhand Police SI
  • Patwari
  • Lekhpal
  • Junior Assistant
  • Forest Guard
  • Cooperative Inspector
  • Various UKSSSC Examinations

Bihar Exams

  • BPSC
  • BPSC Teacher Recruitment
  • Bihar Police SI
  • Bihar Police Constable
  • Bihar SSC
  • Bihar Clerk Recruitment
  • Revenue Employee
  • Panchayat Secretary
  • Bihar Judiciary
  • Assistant Professor Recruitment
  • Various BSSC Examinations

Jharkhand Exams

  • JPSC
  • JTET
  • Jharkhand Police SI
  • Jharkhand Police Constable
  • Jharkhand Excise Constable
  • Panchayat Secretary
  • Junior Assistant
  • Stenographer
  • Forest Guard
  • Various JSSC Examinations

Himachal Pradesh Exams

  • HP Administrative Services (HAS)
  • HP TET
  • HP Police Constable
  • HP Police SI
  • Junior Office Assistant
  • Clerk
  • Patwari
  • Tehsildar Allied Services
  • Lecturer Recruitment
  • TGT Recruitment
  • HPSSC Examinations
  • HPPSC Examinations

West Bengal Exams

  • WBCS
  • WBPSC Clerkship
  • WBPSC Miscellaneous Services
  • WB Police Constable
  • WB Police SI
  • Primary Teacher Recruitment
  • Upper Primary Teacher Recruitment
  • School Service Commission (SSC) Exams
  • Group C Recruitment
  • Group D Recruitment
  • Various WBPSC and WBSSC Examinations

Central Government Exams

  • SSC CGL
  • SSC CHSL
  • SSC MTS
  • SSC CPO
  • SSC GD
  • SSC Selection Post
  • RRB NTPC
  • RRB Group D
  • RRB ALP
  • RRB JE
  • IBPS PO
  • IBPS Clerk
  • SBI PO
  • SBI Clerk
  • LIC AAO
  • LIC Assistant
  • EPFO
  • FCI
  • AFCAT
  • CDS
  • NDA
  • CAPF
  • Various Banking and Insurance Examinations

Practice these English Grammar Quiz Questions regularly to strengthen your grammar concepts, improve your vocabulary, and achieve higher scores in competitive examinations.

Q111. Fill in the blanks with correct set of articles : There is …………. lunch today in …………. honour of …………. new director.

Right Answer: a, zero article, the

Explanation:

The first blank needs the indefinite article ‘a’, because ‘lunch’ is here a particular countable event, a meal arranged for an occasion, rather than the uncountable idea of the meal in general. The second blank takes no article, since ‘in honour of’ is a fixed prepositional phrase in which ‘honour’ is used abstractly and never carries an article. The third blank takes the definite article ‘the’, because an organisation has only one new director and the person is therefore uniquely identified for both speaker and listener.

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Q112. Fill in the blank with correct preposition : The soldiers kept the terrorists ………….. bay.

Right Answer: at

Explanation:

‘To keep at bay’ is a fixed idiomatic expression meaning to hold something dangerous or unwelcome at a distance so that it cannot come close or cause harm, and the preposition in it is invariably ‘at’. The phrase comes from hunting, where a cornered animal turned to face the baying hounds that could not close in on it. In the given sentence the soldiers succeeded in preventing the terrorists from advancing. Substituting ‘into’, ‘out’ or ‘in’ destroys the idiom, since prepositions in such expressions are fixed by usage and cannot be reasoned out.

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Q113. Which among the following is not included in three P's of teaching English ?

Right Answer: Pronunciation

Explanation:

The three P’s form a well-known lesson framework in communicative language teaching. In Presentation the teacher introduces the new language item in a meaningful context so that learners grasp its form, meaning and use. In Practice learners work with the item in controlled and then guided activities such as drills, substitution tables and gap-filling, where accuracy is the goal. In Production learners use the item freely in role play, discussion or writing, where fluency matters more than accuracy. Pronunciation, though important in its own right, is not one of the three P’s.

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Q114. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice : He wants someone to take photographs.

Right Answer: He wants photographs to be taken.

Explanation:

The main verb ‘wants’ stays in the active voice because its subject ‘He’ is unchanged; it is the subordinate infinitive that is turned into the passive. ‘Someone to take photographs’ becomes ‘photographs to be taken’, and the vague agent ‘someone’ is dropped, since in the passive an indefinite agent is normally omitted. The result is ‘He wants photographs to be taken.’ Option two wrongly shifts the tense to the past, option three is simply the active sentence in the past tense, and option four wrongly makes ‘him’ the agent of the taking.

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Q115. 'Only a coward would say so'. Convert the above sentence into negative statement and choose the correct option :

Right Answer: None but a coward would say so.

Explanation:

When a sentence beginning with the exclusive word ‘only’ is transformed into the negative, the standard equivalent is ‘none but’, which preserves the exclusive meaning by first denying everyone and then admitting the single exception. ‘Only a coward would say so’ therefore becomes ‘None but a coward would say so.’ The other options reverse the sense: ‘No coward would say so’ and ‘A coward would not say so’ both deny of the coward exactly what the original asserts of him. Similar transformations are ‘Only he can do it’ to ‘None but he can do it’.

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Q116. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: PERFIDIOUS

Right Answer: Treacherous

Explanation:

The word 'perfidious' is an adjective that describes a person who deliberately breaks faith or betrays trust. It comes from the Latin 'perfidia', meaning faithlessness. A perfidious ally is one who secretly works against you while pretending loyalty. Among the given options, 'treacherous' carries exactly this sense of betrayal and deceit, so it is the correct synonym. The other three choices are antonyms rather than synonyms: 'honest', 'faithful' and 'loyal' all describe trustworthy behaviour, which is the opposite of what 'perfidious' means. Hence the correct answer is Treacherous.
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Q117. Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Hobson's choice

Right Answer: No real choice at all

Explanation:

The idiom 'Hobson's choice' originates from Thomas Hobson, a Cambridge stable owner who allowed customers to take only the horse nearest the door or none at all. It therefore describes a situation in which only one option is actually offered, so accepting it or refusing it is the only freedom available. In effect there is no genuine alternative. This is different from a dilemma between two evils, which involves two real but unpleasant options. It is also not a free decision or one made under threat. Hence the correct meaning is 'No real choice at all'.
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Q118. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word: Perfidious

Right Answer: Loyal

Explanation:

'Perfidious' means deceitful and untrustworthy, describing someone who betrays the confidence placed in them. An antonym must therefore express faithfulness and reliability. Among the options, 'loyal' means firm and constant in allegiance, which is the direct opposite of perfidious behaviour, so it is the correct answer. The remaining options move in the wrong direction: 'betraying', 'faithless' and 'treacherous' are all close synonyms of perfidious rather than antonyms, since each describes disloyalty or breach of trust. Candidates should note that three of the four options being synonyms is a common trap. Hence the answer is Loyal.
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Q119. Identify the misspelt word.

Right Answer: Quintessance

Explanation:

This question tests careful attention to unusual English spellings. 'Vicereine' is the correct spelling for the wife of a viceroy. 'Floccinaucinihilipilification', though famously long, is spelt correctly here and means the act of estimating something as worthless. 'Defenestrate' is also correct and means to throw someone or something out of a window. The fourth option, however, is written as 'Quintessance', which is wrong. The correct spelling is 'quintessence', ending in -ence rather than -ance, and it means the purest and most perfect example of a quality. Hence the misspelt word is Quintessance.
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Q120. Spot the correct spelling of a CSF-shunt procedure.

Right Answer: Ventriculoperitoneal

Explanation:

A CSF shunt drains cerebrospinal fluid from the brain's ventricles into the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen. The medical term is therefore built from two parts, 'ventriculo' referring to the ventricles and 'peritoneal' referring to the peritoneum. Joining them correctly gives 'Ventriculoperitoneal', which is the first option. The other three choices each distort one segment of the word: 'Ventriculoperitonal' drops the letter e, 'Ventriculaperitoneal' replaces the connecting o with a, and 'Ventriculoperetoneal' misspells the peritoneal element. Hence the correctly spelt term is Ventriculoperitoneal.
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