English — All MCQs
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Q281.Choose correct: "Mathematics ___ my favorite subject."
Correct Answer: C
Mathematics (and other "-ics" subjects) takes singular verb.
Q282.Choose correct: "Each of the boys ___ a gift."
Correct Answer: B
"Each" takes singular verb; "has" is correct.
Q283.Choose correct: "The jury ___ reached a verdict."
Correct Answer: B
In American English, collective nouns like "jury" take singular verb.
Q284.Choose correct: "Neither she nor I ___ ready."
Correct Answer: C
When "neither...nor" ends with I, use "am".
Q285.Choose correct: "A number of students ___ absent."
Correct Answer: C
"A number of" takes plural verb.
Q286.Choose correct: "The number of errors ___ increased."
Correct Answer: C
"The number of" takes singular verb.
Q287.Choose correct: "Five hundred rupees ___ a lot of money."
Correct Answer: C
A sum of money as a whole takes singular verb.
Q288.Choose correct preposition: "She is good ___ mathematics."
Correct Answer: C
Good at is the correct collocation.
Q289.Choose correct: "He arrived ___ Monday morning."
Correct Answer: C
"On" is used with days and dates.
Q290.Choose correct: "She has been waiting ___ two hours."
Correct Answer: B
"For" is used with a duration of time.
Q291.Choose correct: "I have lived here ___ 2010."
Correct Answer: C
"Since" is used with a point in time.
Q292.Choose correct: "The book is ___ the table."
Correct Answer: B
"On" indicates position on a surface.
Q293.Choose correct: "She is afraid ___ spiders."
Correct Answer: C
"Afraid of" is the correct collocation.
Q294.Choose correct: "He died ___ cancer."
Correct Answer: C
Died of is used for illness/disease.
Q295.Choose correct: "The train arrives ___ 8 PM."
Correct Answer: C
"At" is used with specific times.
Q296.Choose correct: "He is interested ___ cricket."
Correct Answer: B
"Interested in" is the correct collocation.
Q297.Choose correct: "He ran ___ the bridge."
Correct Answer: C
"Across" indicates movement from one side to another.
Q298."Although he was tired, he kept working." — "Although" is a:
Correct Answer: B
"Although" is a subordinating conjunction.
Q299."Both...and" is a ___ conjunction.
Correct Answer: C
"Both...and" is a correlative conjunction.
Q300."He is poor ___ honest."
Correct Answer: A
"Poor but honest" — "but" is the correct coordinating conjunction.