English Objective Test Questions

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