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39 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.

  • 2021

You will be punished for ..... you have done. (a) what (b) when (c) while (d) whom

Answer

(a) what

"What you have done" is a noun clause acting as the object of "for".

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  • 2021

The positive of this statement "Bibek didnot have any money in his poket" is .... (a) Bibek had any money in his pocket (b) Bibek did have some money in his pocket (c) Bibek has have some money in his pocket (d) Bibek had some money in his pocket

Answer

(d) Bibek had some money in his pocket

"Did not have any" becomes the positive "had some" (past tense, "any" changes to "some").

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  • 2021

I am going to have my parents .... a new house. (a) build (b) to build (c) built (d) building

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(a) build

"Have + object + bare infinitive" (causative) is used here, so no "to".

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  • 2021

Ramesh asked me..... (a) where you are (b) where was I (c) where I was (d) where you were

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(c) where I was

In a reported question the word order is that of a statement (subject then verb), and the verb shifts to the past: "where I was".

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  • 2021

The indirect of this statement, Sunita said to Gopal,"You were my best friend" is: (a) Sunita told Gopal that he had been her best friend (b) Sunita told to Gopal that he had been her best friend (c) Sunita told Gopal that she had been his best friend (d) Sunita told Gopal that she was his best friend

Answer

(c) Sunita told Gopal that she had been his best friend

"Said to" becomes "told"; "you" (Gopal) becomes "his", the speaker Sunita becomes "she", and "were" becomes "had been".

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  • 2021

The passive voice of this statement "He should respect our teachers sincerely" is: (a) Our teachers should be respected sincerely (b) Our teachers should be sincerely respected (c) Our teachers should sincerely respected (d) Our teachers should be sincerely respected by us

Answer

(d) Our teachers should be sincerely respected by us

The modal passive is "should be + past participle", and the agent is included as "by us".

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  • 2021

The teacher and singer ..... in his office. (a) is (b) are (c) were (d) has

Answer

(a) is

"The teacher and singer" has one article, so it refers to one person who is both. A singular verb is needed.

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  • 2021

Boys prepare their homework .... (a) himself (b) themselves (c) themself (d) himself

Answer

(b) themselves

The subject "boys" is plural, so the reflexive pronoun is "themselves".

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  • 2021

We go to cinema ..... we can enjoy ourselves. (a) because (b) therefore (c) so that (d) so that

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(c) so that

"So that" expresses purpose: we go to the cinema for the purpose of enjoying ourselves.

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  • 2021

you work hard, you will not pass. (a) If (b) Despite (c) Unless (d) Because

Answer

(c) Unless

"Unless you work hard, you will not pass" means "if you do not work hard, you will not pass".

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  • 2021 Aug

We played...... dinner we had yesterday. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) none

Answer

(c) the

The dinner is a specific one ("we had yesterday"), so the definite article is used.

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  • 2021 Aug

It is ..... unique temple of Kathmandu. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) none

Answer

(a) a

"Unique" begins with the consonant sound /j/, so "a" is used rather than "an".

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  • 2021 Aug

That boy ...... books in his bag. (a) has not (b) does not have any (c) does not have some (d) does not has any

Answer

(b) does not have any

Negative present of "have" (possession) takes "does not have", and "any" is used in negatives.

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  • 2021 Aug

What ..... yesterday? (a) did you do (b) do you do (c) you did do (d) you did

Answer

(a) did you do

A question in the simple past uses "did + subject + base verb".

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  • 2021 Aug

We should fight .... poverty. (a) against (b) for (c) from (d) above

Answer

(a) against

"Fight against" is the correct collocation.

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  • 2021 Aug

He has jealous ..... his brother's good fortune. (a) for (b) with (c) of (d) over

Answer

(c) of

The adjective "jealous" takes the preposition "of": jealous of someone or something.

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  • 2021 Aug

I don't know ..... Fewa Lake is located. (a) which (b) when (c) whose (d) where

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(d) where

The clause tells the place of Fewa Lake ("is located"), so the relative adverb of place "where" is needed.

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  • 2021 Aug

She is the widow..... husband is dead. (a) which (b) whom (c) whose (d) where

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(c) whose

"Whose" shows possession: the widow whose husband is dead (the husband of the widow).

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  • 2021 Aug

People like.... in a big city. (a) living (b) for living (c) to live (d) about living

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(a) living

"Like" is followed here by the gerund to express a general liking: People like living in a big city.

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  • 2021 Aug

Do not forget ...... your dress before dinner. (a) changing (b) change (c) to change (d) to be changed

Answer

(c) to change

"Forget" takes the infinitive when it means failing to do a task that must be done: do not forget to change your dress.

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  • 2021 Aug

Civics ..... a hard subject. (a) is (b) were (c) are (d) has

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(a) is

Civics is a subject name ending in -s but is singular, so it takes the singular verb "is".

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  • 2021 Aug

Geeta, cleaned the room...... (a) herself (b) yourself (c) ourselves (d) herselves

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(a) herself

A reflexive pronoun agreeing with the subject Geeta (third person, feminine, singular) is needed: Geeta cleaned the room herself.

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  • 2021 Aug

The passive of this statement "I have already finished my homework" is (a) My homework has already finished (b) My homework has been already finished by me (c) My homework has already been finished (d) My homework already has been finished

Answer

(c) My homework has already been finished

Present perfect active "have finished" becomes passive "has been finished". The adverb "already" sits between "has" and "been", and the agent "by me" is usually dropped.

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  • 2021 Aug

Rita has given me a pen, it means, I ..... a pen. (a) am given (b) has given (c) have been given (d) have been giving

Answer

(c) have been given

"Rita has given me a pen" in the passive is "I have been given a pen" (present perfect passive, subject "I" takes "have").

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  • 2021 Aug

Ram got his servant..... the room (a) clean (b) to clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning

Answer

(b) to clean

"Get" in the causative sense (get someone to do something) takes the to-infinitive: Ram got his servant to clean the room.

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  • 2021 Aug

She is declared …… in the first division. (a) to have passed (b) to pass (c) to have been passed (d) to passed

Answer

(a) to have passed

The passing happened before the declaration, so the perfect infinitive is used: She is declared to have passed in the first division.

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  • 2021 Aug

Last year, he went home ____________Christmas Day. (a) at (b) to (c) in (d) on

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(d) on

"On" is used with a particular day, such as Christmas Day: he went home on Christmas Day.

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  • 2021 Aug

The passive of “She loves people taking her photograph.” is: (a) People are loved taking her photograph (b) She loves to be photographed (c) She loves people to take her photograph (d) She loves having her photograph taken

Answer

(d) She loves having her photograph taken

The active "people taking her photograph" becomes the passive gerund "having her photograph taken". The other options either change the meaning or are ungrammatical.

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  • 2021 Aug

I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change.". The indirect form is (a) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change (b) I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change (c) I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change (d) I permitted by brother to go to some hill station for a change

Answer

(a) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change

A sentence beginning with "Let us" expresses a suggestion, so the reporting verb is "suggested" with "that we should ...".

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  • 2021 Aug

She dares to love, …… ? (a) dare she (b) daren't she (c) don't she (d) doesn't she

Answer

(d) doesn't she

Here "dares" is followed by "to", so "dare" is used as an ordinary verb (not a modal). The tag is formed with "do": She dares to love, doesn't she?

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  • 2021 Aug

One who hates men is called _____________ . (a) misogynist (b) misogamist (c) misanthrope (d) misandrist

Answer

(d) misandrist

A misandrist hates men. A misogynist hates women, a misanthrope hates mankind in general, and a misogamist hates marriage.

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  • 2021 Aug

"This is the beginning og the end" is a : (a) Paradox (b) Simile (c) Idiom (d) Metaphor

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(a) Paradox

The statement seems self-contradictory, since a beginning is joined to an end, yet it expresses a truth: the end has started. That makes it a paradox.

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  • 2021 Aug

Radha is still unmarried. Do you know _________married? (a) when will she get (b) when will she be (c) when she will get (d) none

Answer

(c) when she will get

In an indirect question the word order is that of a statement (subject before verb), so "when she will get married" is correct, not "when will she get".

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  • 2021 Aug

Where is ..........? (a) the office of the manager's (b) the office of the manager (c) the manager's office (d) the manager office

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(c) the manager's office

For a possessive relation with a person and a thing, the possessive form is natural: the manager's office.

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  • 2021 Aug

_____________, please give me a call. (a) If he came (b) Should he come (c) If he come (d) None of them

Answer

(b) Should he come

Inverted conditional: "Should he come" means "If he comes". Option (a) is the wrong tense and (c) has the wrong verb form.

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  • 2021 Aug

She would certainly come to see me if weather_______. (a) remains fine (b) remained fine (c) would be fine (d) wouldn't be fine

Answer

(a) remains fine

"Would come" in the main clause pairs with a present simple verb in the "if" clause for a likely condition: She would certainly come to see me if the weather remains fine. The other options are not grammatical after "if".

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  • 2021 Aug

That mistake was the worsts.....all (a) of (b) than (c) as (d) beyond

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(a) of

The superlative is followed by "of all": That mistake was the worst of all.

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  • 2021 Aug

Obama prefers …… German to Spanish. (a) the (b) nothing (c) a (d) an

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(b) nothing

"German" and "Spanish" are languages used as uncountable nouns, so no article is needed (zero article).

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  • 2021 Aug

__________ Rara Lake is popular all over the world. (a) The (b) A (c) An (d) None

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(d) None

Rara Lake is a proper noun naming a particular lake, so no article is used.

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Questions from Ganesh Gautam blog: Class 11 Entrance Exam Questions (Management), 2021 (Probable/recalled MCQs collected on a student blog (Ganesh Gautam), said to be asked in many +2 colleges; not an official paper, 2021) and Ganesh Gautam blog: Entrance Exam MCQs Practice (Science & Management), Aug 2021 (Probable/recalled MCQs collected on a student blog (Ganesh Gautam), said to be asked in many +2 colleges; not an official paper, 2021). Answers are written for this site; check them against your class notes.