MCSCCE
In the sentence 'The secretary did not see eye to eye with the workers', what does 'see eye to eye' mean?
A)
quarrel
B)
imitated
C)
agree
D)
disagree
The idiom 'see eye to eye' means to be in full agreement with someone or to have the same opinion. In the given sentence, 'The secretary did not see eye to eye with the workers' means the secretary did not agree with them. Therefore, the meaning of the phrase itself is 'agree'.
Incorrect options:
- 'a' (quarrel) and 'd' (disagree) describe the result of NOT seeing eye to eye, but they do not define the idiom itself.
- 'b' (imitated) means to copy someone, which is unrelated to sharing an opinion.
MCSCCE
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'I don’t remember where I put my wallet.'
A)
Noun Clause
B)
Adverbial Clause
C)
Adjective Clause
D)
Co-ordinate Clause
The clause 'where I put my wallet' acts as the direct object of the transitive verb 'remember', functioning as a Noun Clause (option a).
MCSCCE
In the sentence 'I must get this job by hook or by crook', what does 'by hook or by crook' mean?
A)
by strong determination
B)
by many means
C)
by all means
D)
by several means
The phrase by hook or by crook means using any method possible, fair or unfair, i.e., by all possible means (option c).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'May you live long!'
A)
Noun
B)
Adjective
C)
Verb
D)
Adverb
In 'live long', 'long' is an adverb modifying the intransitive verb 'live' to indicate duration of time.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: __________ addition to clothes, he was given money also.
A)
In
B)
On
C)
With
D)
By
The correct prepositional phrase meaning additionally is 'In addition to' (option a).
MCSCCE
A Word used to denote ‘murder of a human being’ is called:
A)
suicide
B)
infanticide
C)
homicide
D)
germicide
Homicide (from Latin 'homo' meaning human and 'caedere' meaning to kill) is the term denoting the killing or murder of a human being.
MCSCCE
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'The man who was here a little while ago is an M.L.A.'
A)
Adverbial Clause
B)
Adjective Clause
C)
Noun Clause
D)
Co-ordinate Clause
The clause 'who was here a little while ago' modifies the noun 'The man', thus functioning as a relative/adjective clause.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: If he __________ me last year, I would have got a job.
A)
will help
B)
would have helped
C)
had helped
D)
helped
In third conditional sentences (unreal past), the if-clause takes past perfect 'had helped' with 'would have + V3' in the main clause (option c).
MCSCCE
In the sentence 'The rebels surrendered at discretion', what does 'at discretion' mean?
A)
by request
B)
by force
C)
with condition
D)
without condition
The idiomatic phrase 'surrender at discretion' means to surrender unconditionally, leaving oneself entirely to the judgment and terms of the victor.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: I shall not buy __________ mangoes.
A)
any
B)
few
C)
less
D)
much
In negative sentences, the quantifier 'any' is used with plural countable nouns ('mangoes') to indicate an indefinite or zero quantity ('I shall not buy any mangoes').
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'Sit on the last bench in this row.'
A)
Adjective
B)
Determiner
C)
Adverb
D)
Noun
The word 'last' modifies the noun 'bench' by specifying order, functioning as an adjective (option a).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct one word substitution for: A medicine that destroys the effect of poison
A)
Antidote
B)
Remedy
C)
Laxative
D)
Delible
An antidote is a substance or medicine that counteracts or destroys the effects of poison.
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'The tiger was shot dead.'
A)
Noun
B)
Adverb
C)
Adjective
D)
Conjunction
In the clause 'The tiger was shot dead', 'dead' functions as a resultative adjective describing the resulting state of the tiger.
MCSCCE
Choose the correct idiom or phrase for: An able person
A)
A right-hand man
B)
A man of iron will
C)
A man of parts
D)
A close-fisted man
The English idiom a man of parts refers to an exceptionally talented, versatile, or able person (option c).
MCSCCE
In the sentence 'The police put him on the rock to extract the truth from him', what does 'put him on the rock' mean?
A)
tormented
B)
interrogated
C)
behind bar
D)
sat on the rocking chair
In colloquial legal and police investigative idiom, to put someone on the rack/rock means to subject them to intense grilling or interrogation (option b).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'Is there any book in the bag?'
A)
Adjective
B)
Determiner
C)
Adverb
D)
Noun
In 'Is there any book in the bag?', the word 'any' modifies the noun 'book' by specifying quantity/definiteness, functioning as a Determiner (quantitative determiner).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct idiom or phrase for: In misery and prosperity
A)
Over and above
B)
Through thick and thin
C)
High and low
D)
In black and white
The idiom 'through thick and thin' means through all circumstances and conditions, supporting or remaining loyal in both good times and bad times (in misery and prosperity).
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: I saved the drowning child __________ the risk of my own life.
A)
at
B)
by
C)
under
D)
on
The standard English idiomatic prepositional phrase is 'at the risk of' (option a).
MCSCCE
Choose the correct sentence type: 'The dog started barking so the cat ran away and I couldn’t catch up, so I stopped.'
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
D)
Compound-Complex sentence
The sentence consists of multiple independent clauses linked entirely by coordinating conjunctions ('so', 'and', 'so') without any dependent/subordinate clause, making it a Compound sentence.
MCSCCE
Analyse the given sentence and choose the correct option: 'The candidate who topped the list in the I.A.S. examination this year is from Hyderabad.'
A)
Compound sentence
B)
Complex sentence
C)
Simple sentence
The sentence contains one independent clause ('The candidate is from Hyderabad') and one dependent relative clause ('who topped the list in the I.A.S. examination this year'), which defines a complex sentence.
MCSCCE
In the sentence 'To tell you in a nutshell, lust for power and money has almost spoiled him', what does 'in a nutshell' mean?
A)
as objectively as possible
B)
in simple and brief manner
C)
an actual experience described vividly
D)
with confidence
The idiomatic phrase 'in a nutshell' means in a summary form; expressed in a simple, brief, and concise manner.
MCSCCE
Based on the passage provided, a civilized person cares:
A)
More for his rights than his duties
B)
More for his duties than his rights
C)
More for his own rights than the rights of his neighbour
D)
More for his domestic duties than his official duties
Based on established principles in English Language, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'More for his rights than his duties' (Option A).
MCSCCE
In the sentence 'They sold their house because it was a real white elephant', what does 'white elephant' mean?
A)
an expensive one
B)
a big one
C)
a useless one
D)
a rare one
The idiom 'white elephant' refers to a possession that is useless, cumbersome, or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain relative to its utility.
MCSCCE
Based on the passage provided, what is meant by ‘vice versa’?
A)
Etcetera
B)
For example
C)
In the opposite way to what has just been said
D)
In the way that has been agreed to by all
The Latin expression 'vice versa' means with the order or conditions reversed, or conversely / in the opposite way to what has just been stated.
MCSCCE
Fill in the blank: You must adhere __________ your plan.
A)
with
B)
to
C)
by
D)
on
The verb 'adhere' takes the fixed preposition 'to' ('adhere to your plan'), meaning to follow, obey, or stick firmly to a rule, plan, or agreement.
