English — All MCQs

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Q521.He is indebted ___ you for your help.

Medium
A to
B for
C with
D of
Prepositions & Conjunctions PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Indebted to" someone is the correct collocation.

Q522.The minister presided ___ the meeting.

Medium
A on
B at
C over
D in
Prepositions & Conjunctions PPSC

Correct Answer: C

"Preside over" a meeting is the correct usage.

Q523.Improve: "He is working since morning."

Medium
A He has been working since morning.
B He worked since morning.
C He works since morning.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: A

For actions continuing since a point in time, use present perfect continuous.

Q524.Improve: "I am knowing the answer."

Medium
A I know the answer.
B I am known the answer.
C I was knowing the answer.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Know" is a stative verb; do not use in continuous tense.

Q525.Improve: "She could not help but to cry."

Hard
A She could not help crying.
B She could not help but cried.
C She could not help to cry.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Cannot help + V-ing" is the correct construction.

Q526.Improve: "He is more better than his brother."

Easy
A He is the better than his brother.
B He is better than his brother.
C He is much more better.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: B

"More better" is redundant; just "better" suffices.

Q527.Improve: "The work has been completed in time."

Medium
A The work was completed on time.
B The work has been completed in time.
C The work had been completed on time.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"On time" means punctually; "in time" means before it's too late. "On time" is more appropriate here.

Q528.Improve: "He plays football good."

Easy
A He plays football goodly.
B He plays football well.
C He plays football nice.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: B

Adverb "well" (not adjective "good") modifies the verb "plays".

Q529.Improve: "Please provide me informations."

Easy
A Please provide me information.
B Please provide me some informations.
C Please provide me an information.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Information" is uncountable and has no plural form.

Q530.Improve: "They discussed about the issue."

Medium
A They discussed the issue.
B They had discussed about the issue.
C They were discussing about the issue.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"Discuss" is transitive and does not require "about".

Q531.Improve: "He entered into the room."

Easy
A He entered to the room.
B He entered the room.
C He entered in the room.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Enter" does not require "into"; "entered the room" is correct.

Q532.Improve: "She has a lot of knowledges."

Easy
A She has a lot of knowledge.
B She has many knowledges.
C She has lots of knowledge items.
D No improvement needed.
Sentence & Error Correction PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Knowledge" is an uncountable noun.

Q533.The harder you work, ___.

Medium
A the more you earn
B more you earn
C you earn more
D more earning you have
Sentence & Error Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: A

"The + comparative, the + comparative" is the correct structure.

Q534.Hardly had she entered the room ___ the phone rang.

Hard
A than
B when
C then
D as
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Hardly...when" is the correct correlative pair.

Q535.It is he who ___ responsible for the loss.

Hard
A are
B is
C were
D be
Sentence & Error Correction PMS

Correct Answer: B

The relative clause refers to "he" (singular); use "is".

Q536.Would you mind ___ the window?

Medium
A close
B closed
C to close
D closing
Sentence & Error Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: D

"Would you mind + V-ing" is the correct construction.

Q537.I look forward to ___ you soon.

Medium
A see
B saw
C seeing
D have seen
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: C

"Look forward to" takes a gerund (V-ing).

Q538.It is no use ___ over spilt milk.

Medium
A cry
B to cry
C crying
D cried
Sentence & Error Correction PMS

Correct Answer: C

"It is no use + V-ing" is the correct construction.

Q539.I am used to ___ early.

Medium
A wake
B woke
C waken
D waking
Sentence & Error Correction CSS

Correct Answer: D

"Used to + V-ing" (accustomed to); "waking" is the gerund.

Q540.He had better ___ a doctor immediately.

Medium
A seeing
B see
C to see
D seen
Sentence & Error Correction PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Had better + base verb" (no to).